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K ANSA S. 

A Brief History of the Greatest State In 
the United States. 



A FEW POINTS OF INTEREST, 



The Growth of Kansas Has Had No 

Parallel in the History of 

American States. 



In 1803 President Jefferson bought from 
Napoleon, the Province of Louisiana, includ- 
ing nearly all of Kansas, for a little more than 
^23,400,000. In 1806 Kansas became a part 
ot Louisiana, and the laws of the district were 
made by William liarrison — afterwards presi- 
dent — acting with judge of that territory. 

In 1812 the state of Louisiana was formed 
and the remainder of the territory was then 
changed to the territory of Missouri. In 
t8i8, by a treaty with Spain, the western 
Doundary of the Louisiana purchase was ad- 
justed. In the same year the first steamboat 
ascended the Missouri river. In 1820 con- 
gress passed an act enabling the people of 
Missouri territory to become a state, and 
prohibited slavery in all the Louisiana pur- 
■hase north of thirty-six degrees, thirty sec- 
nds north latitude. The next year Missouri 
itered the Union as a slave state. St. Louis 
en had a population of less than 5,000. 
In 1823 the first wagon train passed 
ough Kansas to New Mexico, which was 
beginning of the commerce of the plains. 
Idition to the native Indian population, 
•,ns from other states were given reserva- 
in Kansas. Until 1855 the only white 
rs in Kansas were those connected with 
n missions and traders, whites who had 
>d Indians and adopted their mode of 

he Santa Fe trail, a wagon road to New 

' A from Missouri, was established in 

Kansas was organized as a territory 

The law of 1820 declaring her free 

aled, and the new law opened it to 

-ir to slavery, as the settlers might 

^he north and south entered into a 

) yjeople the territory, and the con- 

a civil war called the border Iroub- 

cost manv lives and $20,000,000 in 

1 186 [ Kansas was admitted into 

s a free state. 

e was ever founded under such 

s of excitement and (iiscourage- 

T-v,^ '"^'jntrv had but re- 



cently passed through the agitation produc 
by the Mexican war, and the consequent a 
quirement of Calafornia, New Mexico' a \ 
other territories, in the anticipation by t. \ 
slave oligarchy that these territories woul'dl 
inevitably add new slave states to the Union.' 
Texas had been annexed within eight years 
previously to the introduction of Senator 
Douglas' first bjU to organize Kansas with 
slavery, possessing a territory equal to five 
average states, undoubtedly with the antici- 
pation by such champions of the slave power , 
as Calhoun, Yancey, Polk and their conferes, 
that it would be so divided into slave states 
as to forever establish the supremacy of the 
slave power. The Gadsden purchase was an- 
other of the schemes to augment slave terri- 
tory. For a time these aggressive measures 
seemed to be so successful that Toombs 
boasted in the American congress that he ex- 
pected to see the day when he could call the 
roll of his slaves under the shadow of the 
Bunker Hill monument. 

The Wilmot proviso, offered by a Penn- 
sylvania democrat, was the first bomb cast 
into the pro-slavery camp, which seemed 
likely to rend the great party asunder.' Still 
the enemies of the rights of men were so 
strongly entrenched in the confidence of 
power, that the next move was to repeal the 
Missouri compromise, forever declaring that 
slavery should never enter territory acquired 
or to be acquired north of thirty-six degrees 
and thirty seconds, and with that repeal 
Kansas was organized with the right to de- 
cide for herself the question whether she was 
to be slave or free; but with all the powers of 
the general government, civil and military, in 
favor of the slave power. 

When the organi-c law passed, little was 
known of its capabilities of development. 
The early geographies represented it as the 
"Great American Desert." It was inaccess- 
ible by any other thoroughfare than the Mis- 
souri river, a stream so difficult of navigation 
that it has since been entirely superceded by 
railroad transportation; and even that pass- 
age from the free states was impeded by the 
fact that it passed for five hundred miles 
through a region inimical to every instinct of 
freedom, where life was not safe in the mildest 
atid most modest utterances against the rights 
to hold slaves in Kansas. The general im- 
pression taught in the schools that it was a 
desert were inculcated in all that passage. 
It was said at one time that there was not 
enough land in the new territory capable of 
sustaining human life to make more than nine 
or ten counties, and that that land lay alonp^ 
the Kansas or Kaw river. The pfl*-^" 
believed that the lanH ^ 



ment could ever go was at fartherst, the sixth 
principal meridian, crossing the Santa Fe 
road not far from Newton. Emporia was 
considered as on the very outslvirts of arable 
lands, and beyond that a.> only profitable for 
the raising of stock. 

With such discouragement the develop- 
ment of Kansas began. The first ten years 
of her territorial and state e.x^istance was a 
period of war — for there was practically war 
in Kansas from the day that the first anti- 
slavery men set foot within her borders till 
the treaty was signed by Grant at Appo- 
mattox. 

The progress of Kansas has been phe- 
nomenal. No state of the union has been its 
peer in the advancement of civilization and 
material property. Its very antagonisms 
have seemed to give spirit, power and energy 
to its people. Step by step they have ad- 
vanced into the wilderness, and brought all 
the elements of civilization to a standard 
which the world has seldom witnessed. 

Kansas is wholly an inland state, practi- 
cally without a mile of water ways for the 
transportation of freight and passengers. 
For the first ten years of her existance there 
was no outlet to the Pacific by rail. The 
pursuits of war enlisted all her energies. 
Born as a state in the midst of the throes of 
r. "^ '-olution which had been confined to her 
orders during her territorial existence, 
loutsof her patriotic citizens on her ad- 

.lon as a state had hardly died away, 

dn the thunder of the canon in the bom- 

rdment of Fort Sumpter reverberated 

iroughout the union, and with an Indian 

toe on her west and the foes of the union on 

the east, she manfully buckled on her armor 

and gave to the union nineteen regiments of 

as brave soldiers as ever went upon the field 

of battle. In education in the arts, in all 

that goes to make up the highest civilization 

of the age, Kansas is more than the compeer 

of any state in the union. 

The old counties of Kansas it may be 
fairly assumed are those organized prior to 
1865, they number 34, among Which is Mar- 
shall. Their territorial area embraces 22,341 
of the state's 82,000 square miles a little 
more than one-fourth of the area of Kansas. 
In May, 1865, the population of the state was 
140,179. These counties had been ten years 
in acquiring that population; during the next 
five years, from 1865 to 1869 inclusive, only 
twelve counties having an aggregate area of 
8,44.8 square miles were organized, the five 
succeeding years from 1870 to 1874 inclusive, 
was a period of wonderful growth. Twenty- 
five counties were organized. Their aggre- 
gate territorial area is 21,836 square miles. 



The immigration to Kansas during those 
years was very heavy, and the building of 
Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe railroad exer- 
ted an influence in the settlement of the 
Southwest that is plainly apparent in a large 
number of counties organized in that sec- 
tion. During the next ten years, from 1875 
to 1884 inclusive, only eleven counties hav- 
ing a total area of 9,800 square miles were 
organized. The growth of Kansas in so far 
as the development of territory was concern- 
ed, was smaller during this period than dur- 
ing any other period of the state's history, 
but the increase in its population and 
wealth, was during the same years unexam- 
pled. The population of Kansas in 1875 was 
only 464,682 and the assessed value of all the 
})roperty of the state was $121,544,344, while 
on the first of March, 1884, the population 
was 1,135,614, and the assessed value of 
property was ^237,020,391, an increase of 
670,932 in population and $115,476,047 in 
property values. 

The drouth of 1887, which extended 
throughout most of the western states fell 
with much force on Kansas, and she experi- 
enced one of the most disastrous crop '"^^^rs 
in her history. In 1888 much of the . 
regained. 

According to the last biennial repc 
1887-88, the total combined value of all 1 
products is $275,561,140, while the combii 
value for 1885-86 was $264,045,134, an 1 
crease of $11,516,006. In population the 
state has grown from 1,406,738 in 1886 to 
1,518,552 in 1888, an increase of 111,814; and 
from 1886 to 1888, eight counties were or- 
ganized, which completes the organization of 
the entire territory of the state. The census 
for 1890 have not as yet been made, but will 
show a marked increase in population for the 
state. 

The people who have wrought this mira- 
cle of development, who have braved the 
loneliness and isolation and dangers of the 
great plains; who have dotted a vast regio- 
regarded, only a few years ago, as a steri 
desert, with fruitful fields and orchart 
pleasant homes and thriving towns; the. / 
people have done a great work for Kansas, 
for civilization, and for themselves. Their 
snblime faith, their magnificent courage, their 
all-conquering energy and industry, will be 
remembered, eulogized and honored long 
after they shall have passed away, for the 
qualities they have so conspicuously illustra- 
ted will always be regarded among the highest 
and noblest virtues of a free and intelligent 
people. 

Come and see what we have seen, an^" 
you will come to live in Kansas. 



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MARSHALL, 

One of the Oldest and Best Counties in 
the State. 



A LARGE BODY OF RIGH LAND. 



A County Densely Populated with a 

Thrivino;, Contented and a 

Happy People. 



To the Patrons of The True Republican and the pub- 
lic generally. Greeting: 

In presenting to you our lUustrated 
Edition we have endeavored to state only 
facts and figures. This county is nearly 
square, being 30x31 miles, and contains one 
of the best bodies of farming lands in the 
state; is well watered, and has timber enough 
along the Big Blue and its confluents to sup- 
ply the people with fire-wood for years to 
come, and being in the northeastern part of 
the state, is consequently far enough from 
the Rocky Mountains to insure a proper 
amount of humidity. An entire crop failure was 
never known in this county; the farmer knows 
that when he puts grain in the ground in the 
spring that he will be rewarded for his labors 
by a bountiful harvest, as there is always 
moisture enough during the year to insure a 
crop. 

Marshall county embrace's the finest por- 
tion of land in Northern Kansas. It is in the 
first tier of counties south of Nebraska, and 
the fourth west of the Missouri river. It is 
bounded on the north by Gage and Pawnee 
counties, (Nebraska); on the east by Nema- 
ha county; on the south by Pottawatomie 
and Riley counties, and on the west by 
Washington county. It is the best watered 
county in the state of Kansas, the Big Blue 
river running through the county from north 
to south, with its tributaries emptying into it. 
The, Little Blue river, Red Vermillion river, 
Deer creek, Horse Shoe creek. Hop creek, 
Fawn creek. Spring creek, and other smaller 
strearns. It affords more water power than 
any other county in the state. 

All along the streams grow an abundant 
sufjply of all kinds of timber that grows in 
Northern Kansas. 



An inexhaustible quantity of Magnesia 
lime stone and Gypsum of the best quality, 
have been found along the Blue and its tribu- 
taries, and a large amount of it has been 
quarried and shipped to Chicago, St. Louis, 
Kansas City, St. Joseph, Omaha, Lincoln and 
elsewhere, where it commanded the highest 
prices. Coal mines in abundance have been 
found, but no mines are opened and in opera- 
tion as yet. About one-third of the tillable 
lands in Marshall county are bottom lands 
and the other two- thirds are high prairie. The 
most of the lands are impioved and in a high 
state of cultivation. Apples and fruits of all 
kinds are raised in abundance, and after sup- 
plying home demand the balance are sold 
and shipped out of the county. Almost 
every farm is well watered by cool springs 
or wells. The staple products of the soil 
are corn, vvinter and spring wheat, oats, flax 
and rye, buckwheat, hungarian, millet, tim- 
othy, alfalfa, orchard- grass, Irish and sweet 
potatoes, cabbage, turnips, beets, onions and 
carrots. The live stock industry has been/ 
carried on with great success for the last 
twenty years. Thousands of head of horses- 
cattle and hogs have been raised in Marsh 
county and have been sold and ship 
away to the marts of the world. 

EARLY HISTORY. 

Before any settlements were made b 
white men in Marshall county, large herds 
buffalo, antelope and deer were roaming o- 
its beautiful prairies and vallies, feeding do 
the luxuriant wild grasses that grew in proi 
sion everywhere, while all kinds of fish . 
abundance were living and sporting in th 
Big Blue and its tributaries, and they wer^ 
never disturbed (except by an occasions^ 
band of Indians,) until the frontiersmcj 
paved the way and established civilization i/ 
this country, . when the aborigines d 
America, and animals of a wild nature disap' 
peared. 

The first white men we have any histc 
of who went through Marshall county, \ 
Major Stephen H. Long, in command of £ 
expedition from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, f 
the Rocky Mountains during the years 181 
and 1820, General Freemont passed throuj . ; 
Marshall county in 1842 and 1844. In 184 
John Smith, the Mormon apostle, with h '.., 
band crossed the Big Blue at Independent 
Crossing about eight mile below Marysvilf , , 
and camped there a short time. For t\ i 
years afterwards the Mormons crossed the ; 
by the thousands. 

In 1S40, Lieutenant Standberry survey 
the route known as the "Militarv Trail" fr' 
Fort Leavenworth to the great "Salt La 



crossing the Big Blue river where the City of 
Marysviile now stands. 

In 1849, great excitement was caused by 
the discovery of gold in California, when 
Ceneral T. J. Marshall, of Weston, Missouri, 
saw an opportunity of making money in Kan- 
sas, established a ferry on the Big Blue at 
Independence Crossing. In the spring of 
1851 he moved his ferry up the Blue about 
eight miles on the same line out by Lieuten- 
ant Standberry's and built log cabins, black- 
smith shop and opened up a general store 
and supplied ranchmen. Mormons and pil- 



son, of New Tocoma, Washington Territory. 
The other traders and their families located 
on the Vermillion in this county. 

In 1855 the first settlements were made 
on the Black Vermillion. Louis Tremble, a 
Frenchman, who was married to a vSioux 
squaw, and who had been driven from the 
Rocky Mountains, by General Harney ex- 
pelling every one of that nationality because 
they were creating trouble between the Indi- 
ans and the whites in that locality. He 
operated a toll bridge across the Vermillion 
river at the old Hollenburg Crossing. A 




MARSHALL COUNTY COURT HOUSE. 



grims of all kinds who u'ere going to the gold 
fields and the great Salt Lake, with tangle- 
foot and rot-gut whiskey and ihe meanest 
kind of tobacco. 

In the spring of i854., James McCloskey, 
a Frenchman by birth, an [n;iian trader who 
had been living with the Sioux Indians since 
r8:;9 and had ad ">pte i their habits, v/ith a 
half dozen other traders an:! tlieir families. 
came to Marsliall conntv, tor [he purpose of 
locating. General Marshall i)ursnaded Mc- 
("loskey and family to locate near his ferry. 
So he located on a claim that lavs adioinin^: 
Marvsville. and now owned bv Frank Th()mp- 



Frenchman by the name of Changreau, who 
had married a Sioux Indian, was there at that 
time. John D. Wells, Daniel M. Leavitt, 
Henry Hollenberg, Henry and Hans Brock- 
mever, Loren Johnson and Dr. Ackerman 
and fimily, all setde 1 on the east fork of the 
Vermillion in 1855. Joseph Langdon and 
family settled at the mouth of the Vermillion 
in the fall of 18^5. I'homas Warren and 
family. Captain S. B. Tood, Dr. William 
Blackburn an^l John Mclvibins settled in that 
locality in 18^6. Speeches made by Horace 
Greelev, S. N..Wood, and others at Appolion 
Hall, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on the subject 



of Kansas caused them to enlist to move to 
Kansas for the purpose of helping make it a 
free state. 

There was a party of forty who left Pitts- 
burg for Kansas under the auspices of the 
Massachusetts Free State Emigrant Society, 
some of them settling in Marshall county, 
and the balance scattered around over the 
state. John Roland, A. G. Barrett, and a 
surveyor by the name of Jackson, Hon. D. C. 
Auld and others who belonged to the Ohio 
Colony company, came to this valley in May, 

1855, and laid out a tract of land live by 
eight miles, called the Ohio Colony Survey. 
They also platted Ohio City, on the north- 
west quarter of section 31, town 4, range 9, 
which is now a farm. Each member of the 
company paid into the general fund $2=^ for 
such quarter-section of land he desired to 
secure, the money to be used for the pur- 
pose of purchasing a steam saw mill. The 
mill was bought by A. G. Barrett for the 
Colony, and shipped to Marshall county in 
the fall of 1855 and was erected and put into 
operation at Barrett's Station, formerly 
known as Barrett's Mills. Ohio Colony was 
"non est inventus" a short time after it was 
organized, as but very few of its members 
ever came to Kansas. Barrett afterwards 
bought and owned the mill. A. G. Barrett 
and Roland built log houses on the west fork 
of the Vermillion in 1855. Captain Todd 
built a house in May, 1856. He had a son 
William, born August 13, 1856, he being the 
first while child born in Marshall county. 
Isaac Walker and family, H. W. Swift, who 
was the first postmaster at Barrett, John 
Radcliffe and family, W. H. Wilson, jhe two 
Frame brothers and their families, the Shirk 
family, Enoch Pugh, the first blacksmith, 
and others, were settlers on the Vermillion in 

1856. In 1857, James Willson and family 
and W. T. Grinnell located on the Vermillion. 
J. Burrell and family, and Peter Trosper 
and family in 1859. Mr. Auld was the 
first Justice of the Peace on the Vermil- 
lion. M. V. Hall and Miss Anna J. Trosper 
were the first couple married by that justice. 
in 1857. Mr. Todd was the next Justice of 
the Peace and the first one to serve under 
free state rule. 

In 1855, James and Samuel Smith settled 
there. In 1856 Timothy Clark and Julia North 
were married at the home of James Smith by 
'Squire Auld. Ellis Meyers came to the 
Vermillion in the spring of 1856 and froze to 
death in a severe storm that came during the 
winter of 1856 and 1857. In 1856, John 
Harris and family, Lawrence Kelley and 
family, James P. Malone and family, James 
Goldsberry and family, Mr. Musgrove and 



family, Alexander Moore and family, Mr. 
Fletcher and famdy, came to Marshall county 
and settled in and near the Vermillion valley. 

The northwestern portion of the county 
was first settled in 1857, by George Guittard 
and sons, who located claims on the Vermil- 
lion, about three miles north of the present 
city of Beattie. In the same year Ambrose, 
East, Martin and James Shipp, four brothers, 
settled near the Big Blue river in the south 
Half of the county near the present city of 
Irving. 

In what is now known as Blue Rapids 
City township, settlements were made in 
1857 by James Walters, M. L. Duncan and 
others. In 1858, Judge Thompson, who has 
been Probate Judge and postmaster of Blue 
Rapids City, Andrew Scott, Henry Miller 
and others, settled in the same neighborhood. 

In 1858, James Lane, James Parker and 
others settled near what is called the Lane 
Crossing on the Big Blue river below Blue 
Rapids City. 

In March, 1857, Smith Martin located 
on a claim in Center township near the cen- 
ter of Marshall county, and erected a log 
cabin. Shortly afterwards others came and 
settled in the same locality. 

The first settlers who located in the 
southwest part of the county as early as 1857, 
were Stearns Ostrander, Ralph Ostrander, P 
Bollas, T. Palmer, H. Brown, Jake Goble an 
family, James McNulty and family. Lat^ 
in 1858, William Pearsoll, William HawkinJ 
Smith, John Huges, W. Dickinson, H. Bram^ 
and Mrs. A. Davis and Stephen Morse whU 
located on claims in that vicinity. In 1859, 
J. L. McChesney, P. Cassey and others were 
there settled. 

The first settlers who located on a claim 
on Horse Shoe creek in the northwest i)art 
of the county, were Judge James L. Maggill. 
He bought out a squatter and moved on his 
claim on the ist of August, 1856. In 1858, 
the Fredricks brothers and H. Lenker moved 
upon the Horse Shoe. They were followe(j j 
in 1859 and i860 by H. Hiberman, the thre6 
Raemer brothers, Isaac and Lee Holloway, 
James Bartlow, T. Koeneke and others. 

Then on July 8, 1856, J. P. Miller, O. D. 
Prentis, Albert Morroll, W. B. Jenkins, J. R. 
Allston, John Vanderhorst, Robert Y. Shib- 
ley and James McCloskey settled in and neari 
where the present City of Marysville is nov^l 
located. \! 

Among the early settlers who settleq 
near where the town of Vermillion is now 
located prior to i860, were J. Kla])p, E. 
Lewis, Major Beattie, S. Smith, I. Blades, J,i 
Kenworthy and S. Osgood. 



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The wave of civilization having so thor- 
oughly spread over the state of Kansas, it 
became necessary to elect members of the 
Territorial Legislature to make laws to better 
protect her citizens. 

The first election in Marshall county was 
held at the present city of Marysyille, March 
31, 1855, under the laws known as the "Kan- 
sas and Nebraska Act." Every inhabitant of 
the territory who was qualified and an actual 
settler of the territory, no matter what length 
of time he or they had resided here, had the 
right to vote. The pro-slavery party organ- 
ized in the state of Missouri and came to 
Kansas by the thousands, and after voting, 
returned to Missouri. Hundreds of pro- 
sla\ ery men came to Marshall county and 
took possession of the polls, and elected 
General Marshall the first member of the ter- 
ritorial legislature from this county. G. H. 
HoUenburg, the father of Washington county, 
and Hon. J. D. Wells, were the only tree-state 
men in Marshall county at that time. 

James White cast the only free-state vote 
in Marshall county, October 5, 1857, at a 
territorial election. 

"The Great American Conflict" between 
slavery and freedom, was the cause of pro- 
slavery and free-state parties being organized 
in Kansas. The Democratic party champi- 
)ned slavery, and was in favor of making 
Is^ansas a slave state. While the opposition 
Factions were opposed to the extension of 
slavery into the territories, and fully sympa- 
hized with the free-state party of Kansas, 
^rowing out of the agitation of the slavery 
question in the territories, it caused the or- 
ganization of the Republican party, and in 
1856, that party nominated John C. Free- 
mont for president, a southern gentleman by 
birth and education, while the Democratic 
party nominated and elected James Buchanan, 
president, a northern gentleman by birth and 
education. During his administration he be- 
came the willing tool of the slave oligarchists 
of the southern states and used every means 
in his power to make Kansas a slave state. 
He encouraged illegal voting and ballot box 
stuffing in the state of Kansas, and especially 
in Marshall county, vvhich has no parallel at 
the present time in this country. 

The election referred to was on the 21st 
day of December, 1857, when the votes were 
taken on the Lecompton constitution. Where 
the City of Marysville is now located, a little 
colony of southerners settled and laid out a 
town, but were here for the especial purpose 
ot working in the interest of the pro-slavery 
party and help organize the teritory of Kan- 
sas into a slave state. The Lacompton con- 
stitution had a provision, among other things, 



to make General Marshall, governor of the 
state of Kansas. Therefore it was natural to 
expect that his pro-slavery friends would 
take charge of the ballot box. The election 
was held in the second story of one of Gen- 
eral Marshall's log cabbins. A soap box was - 
set on the head of a whisky barrel and used 
as a ballot box. 

They had it so arranged that it was im- 
possible for the voters to see the judges and 
clerks of the election. The voter would 
have to climb up a narrow stairway and 
thrust his hand through a hole, holding his 
ticket and yelling out his name or an assumed 
name. This was done all day by twenty-five 
or thirty men who voted by turns, the names 
they procured from a city directory, and in 
the meantime imbibing freely of "benzine," 
until they had cast a rousing vote tor the 
Lecompton constitution of over 1,000 major- 
ity. The most remarkable man that voted 
on that day was "Shanghai" who was the 
"Hero" of the "Catfish Aristocracy," a story 
written by Senator John J. Ingalls some years 
ago and published in the Kansas Magazine. 
It is said by the history of Kansas that 
Shanghai could not keep a secret, and that 
he was so imbued with patriotism and whisky 
that he sprang upon a whisky barrel and ex- 
claimed that he had voted twenty-five times 
and was going to vote twenty-five times more, 
and would bet any man $100, that he had 
out-voted any one in the outfit. The little 
group of southerners stood there and listened 
with amazement, when one of them took the 
bet, and i^ioo on each side was put up and a 
committee appointed to investigate. The 
result of the investigation showed that Shang- 
hai had been beaten. The challenged party 
having deposited nearly one hundred votes. 
It was also shown the he had possession of 
the St. Louis business directory,'and that he 
was voting in alphabetical order and had only 
got half way through the "A" list. 

INDIAN OUTRAGES. 

Louis Tremble, a half-breed, his wife, a 
full-blooded Sioux, and a Frenchman named 
Changreau, and his wife, a Sioux woman; her 
sister fifteen years old and several small 
children lived near the Vermillion before any 
white settlements were made there. Tremble 
built a toll bridge across the Vermillion. 
Changreau opened up a farm, raised vegeta- 
bles and all kinds of produce, sold them at 
fabulous prices. The Kaw, Otoe, Omaha 
and Iowa Indians are a branch of the Sioux 
Indians. 

The country embracing all of northeast- 
ern Kansas was occupied by the Kaws, when 
in 1825, the government opened negotiations 
with them for the purchase of part of their 



territory. Between the Kaws and the Sioux, 
the parent tribes, there was an implacable 
hatred. The tribes frequently met and had 
war to the knife, and whoever was not killed, 
but captured, suffered death by torture in the 
most cruel manner. When a Kaw and Sioux 
met each other one or the other had to die. 
These two Sioux families were aware that 
they had located in the old territory of the 
Kaws. They trusted in the United States 
government and the Sioux for protection. 
But alas, one bright and beautiful spring 
morning while Changreau was out in his field 
at work, his home was very suddenly 



fearing an ambush, they all turned back ex- 
cept the Frenchman, who pushed on alone. 
He followed the band until they camped on 
the Neosho river, near Council Grove. 
Changreau kept himself concealed from the 
view of the inhuman mosters, and saw them 
erect their lodges and have their feast in a 
hurried manner. He saw an Indian, a fiend 
in human shape, lead his sister to a tree and 
bind her to it. 

Realizing the fact that it was impossible 
for him to rescue her from the perilous posi- 
tion that she was in, and apprehending that 
he might share the same fate, mounted his 




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surrounded by a hundred or more hostile 
Indians, when the women made an effort to 
conceal themselves, but failed. They helped 
themselves to everything they could find, 
when the chief seized the young girl and 
strapped her to his pony, when he and his 
band disappeared. Changreau was at once 
notified by his wife what had happened, and 
knowing that rapine and death of a most 
cruel character would occur to the prisoner 
unless she was rescused forthwith from the 
heartless and cruel fiends, who had her in 
custody, and upon an urgent appeal to his 
white neighbors to go with him to rescue the 
girl, a few responded, among them was Hon. 
John D. Wells. They followed the trail for 
many hours, but becoming discourjiged and 



pony and retreated back in the dead hour of 
night, circling the Indian camp, until morn- 
ing, when on approaching the camp he saw 
a number of Indian squaws talking of what 
had happened and pointing to the fatal spot 
where his sister was a short time before, 
bound to a tree. He saw she was dead and 
her lifeless body covered with gore. Whips, 
and all sorts of instruments of torture were 
lying at her feet, showing that she had been 
beaten in the most cruel and inhuman man- 
ner by the red devils, while reveling in their 
war dance. Changreau, after having wit- 
nessed the most heartrending scene of his 
life, turned back and told the fearful tale to 
his wife and family, and hastened to move 
them to a place of greater safety. 



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Marshall county, during the war, was 
one of the border counties, and when depri- 
dations were committed by the Indians west 
of here upon the overland travelers, emi- 
grants, ranchmen and settlers, they would 
retreat back to Marshall county for protec- 
tion. A panic occurred in Washington 
county made by the Indians in May, 1862. 
A company of citizens was organized in Mar- 
shall county and went over there and made a 
reconnoissance for them, but failed to find 
the Indians and returned home. 

In the month of August, 1864, a panic 
was created by the Indians on the Little Blue, 
and on the 10th of August that year, teams 
filled with ranchmen, settlers and refugees, 
with their familes and household furniture, 
came pouring into Marysville, each telling 
stories of the outrageous murders and tor- 
tures of women and children, and asking for 
aid to assist them in recovering their friends 
from captivity and the jaws of death. 

The militia was immediately called out 
and made for the scene of operation. There 
were four companies from Marshall county, 
officered by Captain Frank Schmidt and 
Lieutenant McCloskey, of Marysville; Cap- 
tain James Kelley, of Vermillion, and Captain 
T. S. Vaile, of Irving. The Marshall county 
troops were under the command of Colonel 
E. C. Manning, of Marysville. They were 
followed by a brigade expedition composed 
of portions of the Nemaha, Riley and Wash- 
ington county regiments, under the command 
of General Sherry, of Seneca. B-oth of the 
expeditions traveled some distance and saw 
no evidences of the Indians. 

ORGANIZATION AND OFFICIAL ROSTER. 

Marshall county was organized in 1855. 
It had at that time about sixty voters. 

There was not much business for county 
officials to do. 

Alexander Clark, the first sheriff, was 
commissioned in October, 1855. He was 
shot and killed by a desperado he was trying 
to arrest. The first county warrant was 
issued December 15, 1856, by James Mc- 
Closkey in favor of Henry Adams and H. L, 
Kirk, of Atchison, for services rendered in 
laying out a territorial road from Atchison to 
Marysville. It was the first county warrant 
issued in the county of Marshall. 

Hon. John D. Wells, M. L. Duncan and 
M. N. Glynn, were the county commissioners 
at that time. J. S. Magill was appointed 
justice of the peace the same year. 

The first district court was held in Mar- 
shall county at Marysville in March, 1857; 
Judge Burrell, of the United States District 
Court presided, and James McCloskey acted 
as clerk. There being no cases on docket to 



dispose of, the judge was about adjourning 
court when a case of conscience came up. It 
appears that the Hon. D. C. Auld, who was 
then an avowed abolitionist, had obtained 
from the county commissioners, the appoint- 
ment of justice of the peace of the Vermillion 
district. 

The pro-slavery and territorial legisla- 
ture had passed a law requiring that officers 
before assuming the duties of their office 
should take an "Iron-clad Oath," which pro- 
vided that the officer should support the 
United States fugitive slave law. As Auld 
could-not conscientiously take that oath, he 
therefore asked his friend McCloskey to in- 
tercede with Judge Burrell to qualify him 
without taking that part of the oath referring 
to the fugitive slave law. So the judge being 
from Pennsylvania, wrote a Pennsylvania 
oath an administered it to Auld, wh.o served 
out his term and also took an active part in 
the anti-slavery movement in the territory of 
Kansas and done his part in feeding the poor I 
runaway slaves as they passed from slavery 
to freedom in the Canadas. 

At the meeting of the county comniis 
sioners at Palmetto, Kansas Territory in 
June, 1856, it was decided that the county of 
Marshall, for the convenience of transacting 
county business, and the execution of legal 
processes, be divided into two principal 
townships; by a line beginning at the mouth 
of Elm creek where it empties into the Big 
Blue river, and running north to the base or, 
meridian line. The section of country east] 
of said line, in Marshall county, will hence- 
forth be known as Vermillion township, and 
that portion of country lying west of the line 
in Marshall county to be known as Marys- 
ville township. 

At the same meeting an assessment was/jf 
made at fifty cents per head as poll tax and' 
one sixth of one per cent upon all property 
subjected to taxation according to territorial 
law. /, 

On the 6th day of November, 1858, the') 
county commissioners divided the county 
into four townships, according to the follow- 
ing descriptions: 

Marysville township — township i, 2, and, 
north half of township 3, range 6. Township 
I, 2, and north half of township 3, range 6 
west halves of townships i, 2, and northwest^f' 
quarter of township 3, range 8. 

Guittard township — east half of town- 
ships I, 2, and northeast quarter of township' 
3, range 8.- Townships r, 2, and north halfV 
of township 3, range 9. Townships x, 2, and 
north half of township 3, range 10. 

Blue Rapids township— east half ofl 
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and range 6. South half of township 3, range 
7. All of townships 4 and 5, range 7. South- 
west quarter of township 3, and west half of 
townships 4 and 5, range 8. 

Vermillion township — southwest quarter 
of township 3. East half of townships 4 and 
5, range 8. South half of township 3, and all 
of townships 4 and 5, range 9. South half of 
township 3, and all of townships 4 and 5, 
range 10. 

The voting places in the several town- 
ships were designated as follows: Marys- 
ville township, Marysville or Palmetto; Guit- 
tard township, Guittardsville; Blue Rapids 
township, at the home of Judge William 
Thompson; Vermillion township at the home 
of Joseph Langdon. 

What is now known as Washington 
county, was at that time under the jurisdic- 
tion of Marshall county officials, and was 
termed Washington township. A voting 
place was established at the home of M. L. 
Lott at the mouth of Cottonwood creek. 

From 1869 up to 1890 the countv has 
been sub-divided into municipal townships 
as follows: Marysville township, Blue Rap- 
ids City township, Blue Rapids township, 
Balderson township, Center township, Cleve- 
land township. Clear Fork township. Cottage 
Hill township. Elm Creek township, Franklin 
township, Guittard township, Herkimer town- 
ship, Logan township, Murray township, Noble 
township, Oketo township, Richland town- 
ship. Rock township, St. Bridgett township, 
Vermillion township, Walnut township, Wat- 
erville township and Wells township. 

TRANSCRIPT OF THE COUNTV ROSTER FROM 
1855 UP TO 1890. 

County Clerks. — 1855, S. J. McClos- 
key; 1859, B. F. Barber: i860, E. C. Man- 
ning; 185 1, C. R. Denning; 1862-66, R. S. 
Newell; 1866-67, C.A. Imbert; 1868-69, f"- 
R. Jacobs; 1870-73, James Smith; 1874-77, J. 
G. Mclntire; 1878-79, G. M. Lesvis; 1880-83, 
W. H. Armstrong; 1884, H. C. Woodworth; 
1886-88, J. F. Wright; 1889, James Mont- 
gomery. 

Treasurers. — 1856-58, Jas. S. ^^lagill; 
1860-61, G. D. Swearingen; 1862-65, ^- ^■ 
Lovel; 1866-69, Jas. S. Magill; 1870-73, C. 
F. Koester; 1874-77, James Smith; 1878-82, 
A. G. Barrett; 188 1-5, Wm. Lofinck; 1885- 
7, W. H. Smith; 1888-9, George T. Emmert. 

Recorders. — 1855-60, J. P. Miller; 1862- 
63, J. H. McDougal; 1864-69, C. F. Koester; 
1870.71, J. M. Watson; 1872-73, J. G. Mc- 
lntire; 1874-79, J. B. Winkler; 1880-3, J. D. 
Farwell; 1883-5, H. K. Sharp; 18S7-91, A. 
M. Billingsley. 

District Clerks. — 1855-50, J. R. White- 
head; i860, I. L. McArthur; 1863.72, Alex- 



ander Campbell; 1873, L. W. Chesley; 1875- 
78, M. Balgue; 1879-82, J. M. Patterson; 
1886, Geo. Thomas; 1888-90, Alexandej 
Campbell. | 

Probate Judges. — 1855, James Doni- 
phin; 1856, C. B. Buist; 1857-58, J. E. 
Cleardy; 1859-60, William Thompson; 1863- 
64, J. D. Brumbaugh; 1865-70, A. Cotrell; 
1871-76, W. C. McCurdy; 1867-82, H. P. 
Wells; 1882-5, John Brown; 1887, Cal. T. 
Mann; 1888-90, G. Goodwin. 

Sheriffs. — 1855, }. M, Clark; 1856, G. 
F. Hubbard; 1857, J. P. Miller; 1858, H. 
Fraizer; 1859, James Foster; 1860-65, ^'- L)- 
Swearingen; 1866-67, James T. Grey; 1868— 
1869, John McCoy; 1870-73, Frank Guaiity; 
1874-77, J. R. Voorhees; 1878-81, J. B. 
Logan; ;'i882-3, J. R. Voorhees; 1885-7, M. 
M. Haskins; 1889-90, E. Bentley. 

County Attorneys. — 1861, J, W. Bol-, 
linger; 1855-68, W. W. Jerome; 1869-72, M. 
C. White; 1873-74, E. Hutchinson; 1875-77, 
F. Love; 1879-82, J. A. Broughten; 1883-7 
E. A. Berry; 1888-90, W. A. Calderhead. 

County Surveyors. — 1857, W. S. Brew 
ster; 1858, J. W. Swift; 1859, J. A. Neil; 1860- 
61; E. C. Manning; 1862-63, J- i'homas; 
1864-65, W. W. McCloskey; 1866-67, A. O 
Waggoner; 1868-71, S. W. Hazen; 1872-73^ 
W. Millikan; 1874-79, H. A. Parmalee; 1880. 
L W. Millikin; 1882-3, H. K. Sharp; 1885/ 
John Brailey; 1887-8, Wyatt Millikan; 1889- 
90, John Brailey. 

Coroners.— 1857, W. A. Hill; 1858, J. 
H. Meyer; 1859, M. Life; 1860-5, T. McCoy; 
1866-7, F. Pierce; 1868-9, J. Frazier; 1870-1, 
J. Jewell; 1872-3, J. Fitzgerald; 1874-5, J. 
Bates; 1876-81, W. F. Boyakin; 1882-3, ^^^m; 
Siders; 1883-90, W. F. Boyakin. 

Commissioners. — 1855-6, M. L. Dun-' 
can, J. D. Wells, W. N. Glenn; 1857, C. B.j 
Buist, M. L. Duncan, J. D. Wells; 1859, J. D 
Brumbaugh, G. D. Pierce, L Kelley; 1861, P. i 
Gift, J. Lane, H. Foster; "1862-3, ?• Gift, S. 

B. Varney, J. Lane; 1864-5, F- Schmidt, A. 
T. Palmer, J. Kelley; 1866-7, F. Schmidt. E. 
"Lewis, J. L". Freeland; 1868-9, P- Gift, Jacob 
Weisbach, O. E. Allen; 1870, J. Mohrbacker, 
Lyman Abbey, R. Osborn; 1872, J. S. Pierce, 
T. C. Hendricks, J. Mohrbacker; 1773, ^ 
Mohrbacker, D. Q. Millett, J. C. Dickey; 
1874-5, y. C. Dickey, D. Q. Millett, T. Whit-, 
ley; 187*6-7, D. Q. Millett. R. S. Newell, M 
L. Duncan; 1678-9, August Hohn, Benjamin| 
McElroy, M. L. Duncan; 18S0, August Hohn 
J. R. Voorhees, J. W. Means, 1881-2, C. E 
Tibbotts, J. W. Means, J. R. Voorhees; 1882, , 

C. E. Tibbotts, L C. Legere, L. W. Libby; \ 
1883-4, s. M. Willhite, I. C. Legere, L. W. I 
Libby; 1885-6, L. W. Libbv, Levi Chase, . 
Major Beattv; i888_oo, R. B. Moore, F. J./ 
Faulkner, W. H. Auld. 






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Senators. — 1861-2, S. L. Lappin; 1863- 
4, T. H. Baker; 1865-6, E. C Manning; 1867- 
8, J. M. Harvey; 1869-70, A. A. Carnahan; 
187 1-2, P. Rockefeller; 1873-6, F. Schmidt; 
1877-80, C. T- Brown; 1881-4, Perry Hutch- 
inson; 1884, W. W. Smith; 1888-90, E. A. 
Berry. 

Representatives. — 1855, F. J. Marshall; 
1856, J. P. Miller; 1857, W. B. Jenkins; 1858, 
J. P. Miller; 1859, T. S. Vaile; i860, G. D. 
Pierce; 1861, D. C. Auld; 1862, H. Foster; 
1863, Jacob Weisbach; 1864, J. D. Brum- 
baugh; 1865, J. D. Wells; 1866, James Smith; 
1867, J. D. Wells; 1868, A. G. Patrick; 1869, 
W. H. Smith; 1870, J. D. Wells; 1871, W. H. 
Smith; 1872, A. Jeffers; 1873, ^- ^- Legere; 
1874, Allen Reed; 1875, C. J. Brown; 1876, 
J. D. Brumbaugh; 1877-8, J. Lockwood, W. W. 
Smith; 1879-80, L. P. Hamilton, W. W. 
Smith; 1881-2, G. W. Kelley, S. W. Hazen; 
1883-4, J. D. Wells, W. S. Glass; 1886, T. F. 
Rhodes and Billingsley; 1888-90, F, A. Stock 
William Doty. 

COUNTY SEAT FIGHT. 

The pro-slavery men were the cause of 
the county seat being located at Marysville. 
In 1859, T. S. Vaile, a member of the free- 
state territorial legislature, had an act passed 
removing the county seat from Marysville to 
Sylvian, a new town located on section 25, 
township 3, range 8. The only official busi- 
ness transacted at the hew county seat, was 
the canvassing the vote of 1859. There being 
no house at Sylvian, the commissioners, G. 
D. Svvearengen, J. D. Brumbaugh, George C. 
Pierce and S. Ostrander, met at the home of 
G. D. Swearengen, a mile from the town and 
counted the vote. Then by a vote of the 
people Marysville was again made the county 
seat. 

Since the county seat fight was had, 
Waterville, Blue Rapids City and Frankfort 
had become thriving and growing towns in 
the county of Marshall. They claimed that 
they had superior advantages over Marys- 
ville for the county seat, and therefore in 
1871, these towns and Center township in- 
auguarted a county seat election, which was 
very bitter, and it resulted in Waterville 
securing 345 votes, Blue Rapids City 485 
votes, Frankfort 586 votes, Center 95 votes, 
and Marysville 807 votes, 
g Under the law there was no county seat 

^g'stablished by said vote, but Marysville and 
j^jj^'ankfort having received the highest num- 
£3^1 of votes, the commissioners ordered an- 
otqer election between Marysville and Frank- 
fort, which occurred on the 28th day of No- 
vember, 1871. It resulted in Marysville 
getting 1,637 votes Frankfort 1,078 votes. 
Marysville was again made the permanent 
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Marysville township agreed that if the 
county seat remained at Marysville, it would 
build the court house, which was done as 
hereinbefore stated. Hundreds of illegal votes 
were cast at Marysville and Frankfort for the 
purpose of getting the county seat at their 
respective places. 

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, RAILROADS AND SOCIETIES. 

Court House. — Early in the spring of 
1868, the Southern Methodists built a church 
on ground donated to them in the City of 
Marysville by the Palmetto Town company. 
J. D. Brumbaugh and R. Y. Sheibley holding 
claims against the society, took forcible pos- 
session of the church building without any 
process of law, and moved it on Broadway, 
and in July, 1862, they sold it to Marshall 
county for a court house, and it was used for 



is built out of brick and is a two story struc- 
ture 50x65 feet. The interior of the building 
has on the first floor, a hall and four offices, 
occupied by county officials. The second 
floor has a court room and four offices. It is 
situated on one of most beautiful elevations 
of ground in the center of a magnificent 
park in the City of Marysville; where the 
loveliest trees and eyer-greens grow in pro- 
fusion. 

County Jail. — On the same ground near 
the court house may be seen standing the 
"Old County Jail" built in i860, 20x24 ^et, 
two stories high; the first story is in one room 
and used to be occupied by the prisoners 
who frequently made their escape; the second 
story was divided up into rooms, and were 
occupied by the jailors and their families. 
This building was occupied as a jail until a 




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ville for 

1871, t' 

au»c purpose until 1870, when Watterson hall 
was used in which to hold district court. 
That house is one of the old land marks of 
Marshall county, and is now owned by Thos. 
McCoy, and is rented by Wm. Barks, who 
runs a first-class restaurant in it. 

About the time we had the county seat 
fight, heretofore referred to, Marysville town- 
ship agreed to build a new court house worth 
at least $15,000, if the county seat was voted 
to remain at Marysville. The vote was taken 
and Marysville was at once declared the 
county seat, and in pursuance of agreenjent, 
a contract was let to George F. Hamilton, by 
the township, to build the court house in the 
City of Marysville, at a cost of ^15,000, and 
it was completed on or about July, 1864. It 



new one was completed in 1876, upon a high 
elevation of ground looking over Spring 
Creek, some distance from the court house, 
at a cost of $5,000. 

The Central Branch, (Missouri Pacific) 
railway was the first road built through Mar- ; 
shall county. It was completed from Atch- 
ison to Waterville in the winter of 1867, a 
distance of one hundred miles. It enters 
Marshall county ten miles north of the south- 
ern boundary line, and passes through the 
townships of Noble, Vermillion, Blue Rapids, 
Blue Rapids City and Waterville. Water- 
ville was the end of the road until 1876, when 
the road was extended under the name of the 
Atchison, Colorado and Pacific railway, to 
points further west. Including this exten- 



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ion, there are thirty-five miles of road under 
he Central Branch management in the 
ount}'. The principal cities and towns 
long the line are Vermillion, Frankfort, Bar- 
ett, Bigelow, Irving, Blue Rapids and VVater- 
■ille. 

The St. Joseph and Denver Colorado, 
ftervvards the St. Joseph and Western, but 
low the St. Joseph and Grand Island rail- 
oad, was completed through Marshall 



Blue from Marysville to Manhattan. The 
principal cities and towns on that road are 
Marysville, Blue Rapids City Irving, and 
Florena. 

The Manhattan and Blue Valley and 
the Marysville and Blue Valley railroad com- 
panies are consolidated and incorporated 
and are now running under the name of the 
Omaha and Republican Valley Railroad 
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ounty in 187 1. The principal cities and 
owns on this line of railroad in the county 
re Axtel, Beattie, Home, Marysville and 
ierkimer. 

The Marysville and Blue Valley railway 
^as built from MarysyiHe to Beatrice up 
he Blue Valley in 1879. The principal 
ities and towns on this road^are Marysville, 
iull, Marrietta and Oketo. 

In 1886 the Manhattan and Blue Valley 
lailroad company built a railroad down the 



The Kansas City, Wyandotte and North- 
western railroad was completed through the 
northeastern part of Marshall county in 1889. 
The principal cities and towns on that road 
in the county are Axtel, Armour and Sum- 
merfield. 

The Topeka, Marysville and Westmore- 
land railroad company are building a rail- 
road from Topeka to Marysville, Kansas, 
where it terminates. It will be the means of 
making Marysville a great manufacturing 
and commercial center. 



SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 

Marshall county can boast of the best 
public school system of any county in the 
state of Kansas. She has 137 school dis- 
tricts, and in each school district are splen- 
did school buildings. Competant teachers 
are always employed to teach the schools. 

ROADS AND BRIDGES. 

There are more bridges built, and better 
roads made in Marshall county than any 
other county in the state. 

PROMINENT CITIZENS. 

Some of the most energetic men who 
have come to Marshall county since the early 
settlement of this county, and who have aided 
the development of the resoui-ces of this 
county, are as follows: 

J. D. Brumbaugh, Frank Schmidt, Thos. 
W. VVaterson, Perry Hutchinson, August 
Hohn, Robert White, W. H. Smith, George 
T. Smith, A. E. Park, M. M. Sheffield, Allen 
Reed, Cal. T. Mann, G. D. Swearenger J. R. 
Voorhees, Henry E. Weidsmeyer, Barney 
Sloan, M. Barlow, Gotlieb Zeigler, Wm. 
Lofinck, Leroy W. Libby, G. Messell, Wyatt 
Millikan, W. S. Glass, Wm. Becker, David 
Craik, A. G. Edwards, J. D. Farwell, W. H. 
Armstrong, Henry Ameluxen, J. W. Cham- 
bers, I. H. Chapman, C. E. Olmstead, H. 
Armstrong, J. E. Ball, W. Burr, C. J. Brown, 
A. E Sweatland, C. W. Farrington, Charles 
Burtis, D. W. Hinman, G. B. Stocks, A. E. 
Benedict, D. Fairbanks, J. A. Loban, James 
Burtis, F. Cooley, W. A. Smyth, E. M. Brice, 
D. Mimimum, E. J. Coone, M. C. Holman, 
Judge Thompson, Dr. H. A. Parmalee, Yatz 
Douglass, U. B. Sawyer, R. S. Stanley, Hugh 
Hamilton, H. C. Smith, Lee Hamilton, J. T. 
Watkins, Eli Goldsberry, E. Cain, J. Totten, 
G. Phorne, James Fitzgerald, P. Jones, J. J. 
Sheldon, H. M. Newton, James McElroy, A. 
J. Patterson, A. J. Brunswig, L. Brunswig, J. 
J. Barber, Carol Scholtz, N. Brooks, Thomas 
Cunningham, Z. E. Ewing, Willian A.Sutton, 
Joshua Howe, J. B. McConchie, Geogre N. 
Morse, Joseph Greenleaf, John Massey, W. 
H. Clutter, Charles Satterfield, R. S. Newell, 
Luter P. Bowen, Wm. Kennedy, Wm. Lewis, 
R. M. Chaffee, Benjamin Hammett, Lyman 
H. Kammett, Josiah M. Hammett, George 
Gebbie, Thomas C. Randolph, Louis Hanke, 
John L. Johnson, James H. Newton, Charles 
kerschen, A. M. Stally, A. C. Hiner, Owen 
Thomas, C. L. Watson, J. B. Wuester, John 
Talbot, C. Holton, C. Pritchard, A.A.Gerhart, 
A. Brooks, J. E. Andrews, Thompson Smith, 
F. J. Walter, J. S. Blockeway, A. R. Barbour, 
T. }. Wolverton, Joseph Totten, O. R. Jones, 
Isaac Halloway, Lee Halloway, John Huber, 
James Johnson, H. C. Beckwith, M. Delaney, 



F. Damour, George W. Filley, D. W. Hum 
freville, Frank Glaser, B. F. Jacobs, M. Nig 
gley, J. C. Peters, William J. Rommel, J. M.* 
Searls, W. W. Smith, George H. Titcomb, W 
L. Woodford, Henry C. Wilson, W. Coulter, j| 
Dr. R. S. Craft, J. G. Crawford, L. B. Doten, I 
C. W. Farrington, W. Hendershot, Samuel' 
Hill, A. J. Loomis, W. W. Freeman, Ed. W. j 
Waynant, J. V. Coon, Alexander Campbell, 
Dr. Wilson, Thomas Nolan, Horace L. Sage, II 
W. H. Dewalt, G. R. Kelley, George W. War- 
ren, William Warren, J. F. Watson, Major 
Beattie, Robert Shields, A. Dilley, Theodore 
Collier, W. H. Dickinson, Xavie Guittard, 
Joseph Guittard, R. F. White, Thomas Hynes, 
W. H. Dickinson, George W. Earle, D. J. 
Crooks, the Wassers' Bros., J. Axtel, A. E. 
Axtel, J. Johnson, Morgan Cone, Thomas 
Cone, Herman Cone, A. C. King, Michael 
Murry, J. R. Livingston, William Randel, 
Tom Bowen, Elisha Brady, Leonard Cutler, 
Henry Brucker, Daniel W. Griswold, William 
Cranston, Frank Stoehs, Henry Farrar, Fred 
Brucker, William H. Colgrove, William Bell, 
John W. Means, Rezin Clark, Benjamin J. 
Hammett, Frank G. Stettnisch, Benjamin W. 
Smith, Finley McDonald, William McDonald,i 
James McDonald, John McDonald, Patrick 
Finnigan, John Moshiskey, Henry Shell, Mil-I 
ton C. Brainard, Charles L. Chaffee, W. Pj 
Christianson, Wellington Doty, John Sander- 
son, John Otto, Otto Hale, William Raemer, 
Edwin S. Rowland, G. F. Gerlinger, A. C. 
Jester, P. J. Farrell, James Shroyer, W. R. 
Rice, P. J. Schumacher, Wm. Love, Captain 
Frank Kisler, Oscar Kister, Jacob Reiter, 
J. T. Watkins, M. A. Tucker, V. S. White, 
Johathan Bishop, William C. Thompson, W. 
H. Koaneke, Thomas Peters, J. G. Brown, A. 
Bigham, J. A. Williams, James Shores, M. 
Hedge, S. Sheldon, S. Holmes, J. B. Kirch, 
J. M. Williams, F. W. Hammett, C. F. Barks, 
B. A. Hill, J. S. Pasthemier, L. H. Eddy, Eli 
Goldsberry, D. J. Ockerman, J. T. Watt, W. 
W. Eddy, Thomas McMahan, George Hahan, 
Henry Brenneke, Joseph Manning, J. Roll, 
J. B. Reser, T. J. Mann, A. McLeod, Joseph 
Wilson, John Kone, J. T. Burk, Alexander 
McMillan, Joseph Smercheck, R. B. Moore, 
J. M. Davis, W. O. Packard, T. W. Waddick^ 
Rev. Joseph Wilson, D. Guthrie, R. Swart, 1 

G. W.' Duffy, H. Spealman, G. J. T. Dille, S.\ 
Green, Wm. Murphy, George R. Fulton, C,| 
Johnson, Henry Hund, V. B. Hall, R. WJ 
Smith, John Joerg, C. Bluhm, Joseph Gor- 
butt, E. G. Williams, T. J. Plunkett, H. N. 
Fassar, E. R. Fulton, S. L. Dotson, Peter H. 
Peters, A. H. Neal, J. W. Nash, R. Morton, 
M. J. Schmichler, J. A. Williams, W. P. Mad- 
den, J. M. Brown, Amos Flin, L. Rodgers, 
J. D. Griffin, James Tyler, Amos Spangler, 



J. H. Walker, VV. M. Roundtree, E. Delair, 
Judge G. Goodwin, C. A. Svvanson, C. C. 
Wheeler, J. M. Hradshavv, G. A. Ely, 1. N. 
Ciriffis, L. K. Kistler, S. S. Martin, William 
S. Boyd, M. S. Shepard, A. M. Judson, C. B. 
Wilton, John Hone, White Bros., D. Ryan, 
D. C. Cxriffis, Sidney Walter, John Turnbull, 
Reuben Fuller, J. VV. Stowell, R. Compton, 
G. Ruden, Wm. Schmucker, O. B. Watkins, 
B. F. Marks, J. L. Hays, E. G. Carney, S. H. 
Peters, J. F. Ensign, G. M. Funck, John S. 
Smiley, W. A. Ewing, W. A. Brooks, Philip 
Douglass, J. H. Trout, P. Campbell, W. H. 
Grant, C. A. Cook, J. M. Watson, B. Manley, 
H. P. Anderson, J. Leonai'd, W. A. Rogers, 
Peter Champagne, G. R. Kistler, Wm. Hill, 
T. C. Casterline, J. P. Sheehan, P. A. Olston, 
P. S. Burnett, Robert Cooper, G. W. Wells, 
J. P. Scriber, August Lann, R. E. Moser, W. 

A. Thurston, T. E. Kanfold, J. M. Burke, R. 

B. Rundle, James Tilley, Elijah Bently W. J. 
Granger, G. B. Heleker, W. C. Lane, David 
Smith, L. W. Chesley, S. D. McKee, John H. 
Reitzell, P. Hughes, Willian Acker, Dr. Cole, 
P. D. Hartman, John Caldwell, Wm. Cragle, 

C. J. Planck, S. R. Koch, Frank Thoman, Z. 
K. Mason, Frank Peabody, W. M. Speak, E. 
P. Bill, John Paul, C. H. Travelute, Joseph 
Ellenbecker, N. T. Waters, L. Bennett, J. J. 
Waterbury, S. Bently, E. Brockmeyer, A. V. 
Thomas, W. Wayman, H. W. Leavitt, S. M. 
Keiper, J. E. Lemons, J. B. Webster, Geo. 
W. Wall, H. L. Rounds, jr., Godfrey Lodholz, 
Rev. John A. Hurley, E. Mills, W. D. Warni- 
ca, Wm. Cassidy, Andrew Shearer, F. W. 
Hutchinson, Wm. Meinecke, Fred Stocks, R. 
H. Tilley, Capt. James Hemphill, Joseph R. 
Staley, James Billingsley, B. F. Long, Henry 
Mohlenbrink, William Cockerell, William J. 
Rommell, Wm. J. Campbell, W. H. Alender, 

D. M. Mabie, S. B. Walters, Thomas Carp- 
stein, Thomas Barrett, J. C. Rodkey, W. A. 
Tatlock, A. Sharp. Friderick Westermann, J. 

B. Price, T. J. Thompson, David Heisse, Dr. 
William Strayer, Geo. W. Tarvin, Eli Marks, 
D. H. Miller, E. S. Rowland, J. AV. Walters, 
John Chambers, Thomas Howes, John Mc- 
Clearnen, G. Staul, P. A. Breman, W. Krebs, 
R. S. Fillmore, H. T. Reed, A. B. Weede, D. 
G. Perdue, ]. M. Abbott, J. M. Frost, George 
Mosier, Fredrick Wagner, E. Cutler, J. R. 
Sitler, J. O. Wheeler, August Frahm, J. J. 
Moffett, J. Fairbanks, John Schubokagel, VV. 
D. Healy, Charles Miller, Charles Curs, W. 

C. Park, George Tillman, J. D. Howe, G. 
Binder, F. Focks, W. E. Talbot, J. M. Lane, 
Jacob Mohrbacher, C. G. Beach, Horatio 
Blanchard, James Montgomery, Menzo W. 
Terry, C. S. Strange, James Maxwell, James 
Hunt, A. B. RoUard, M. R. Ewing, F. L. 
Hunt, H. W. Chapman, A. Griffee, S. W. 



Hazen, A. M. Billingsley, R. G. Cunningham, 
Albert King, E. M. Punteny, John Pecenka, 
John Crevier, M. H. Brown, John C. Ford, 
Wm. L. Souders, Rufus R. Craft, Jonathan 
Bigham, J. R. Wilcox, John Balderson, Miles 
Kelley, Charles Shaffer, J. S. Armstrong, A, 
R. Esterbrook, Dr. W. F. Boyakin, J. W. 
VanScotter, Martin Kahae, James Wells, E. 
M. McAtee, James Winter, Henry Yates, J. 
M. Elliott, James A. Thompson, Philip Daily, 
Frank Paul, Christian Mohrbacher, Anton 
Huber, Phillip Miller, M. B. Hall, F. H. 
Totten, Charles J. J.ohnson, Rev. Father T. 
J. Butler, P. L. Wheeler, Ross & Nye, John 
Degnan, E. B. Tarvin, John Life, Wallace & 
Marion, O. C. Allen, John Palmer, James 
Fitzgerald, C. Schroder, E. D. Wheeler, John 
A. Broughten, Theodore Pollack, Charles F. 
Koester, Rufus R. Edwards, Alonzo Cotrell, 
Dr. Hawkins, Dr. Seaman, Dr. C. S. Web- 
ster, J. VV. Anderson, Graur & Fluer, E. B. 
Gatchell, J. B. Gatchell, H. Hager, Dr. 
Dargatz, C. Raguet, VV. A. Calderhead, V, C. 
Poor, L B. Davis, Caleb Hulbert, Asa 
Philips, E. P. C. Webster, Trutpert Pfefferle, 
W. J. Granger, S. H. Peters, Bowen & 'Son, 
E. Peck, Con Welton, E. Hutchinson, John 
Tracy, and Ed Tracy. 



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MARYSVILLE. 



Queen City of the Big Blue.--Early and 
Modern History. 



WB INYITB YOUR INSPECTION. 



A Correct Statement of Some of Its 
-'' Leadint^ Featiires--Facts 
and Nothino- Else. 



One of the oldest cities in the state is 
Marysville. It lays south of the state line 
about twelve miles, and is located on the east 
side of the Big Blue river, and on the north 
side of Spring creek. On the banks of that 
creek grow magnificent groves. The city is 
surrounded by beautiful hills, which are dot- 
ted over with palatial residences. It 4"ias a 
population of 3,000 inhabitants and is the 
county seat of Marshall county. 

EARLY HISTORY. 

In the spring of 1856 the Palmetto Town 
company was organized in Atchison. There 
were eighty-four members and was composed 
of southern men who belonged to the pro- 
slavery party. There were only thirty-five 
members of the colony who left Atchison, 
and arrived at Palmetto, July 8, 1856; among 
whom were J. S. Magill, J. P. Miller, O. D. 
Prentis, Albert Morrall, W. B. Jenkins, J. R. 
~ ,-AiKton, John Vanderherst, A. S. Vaught and 
Robert Y. Shibley. There are only two that 
now reside in Marshall county, J. S. Magill 
and Robert Y. Shibley. 

The Palmetto Town company then laid 
out a town site of 320 acres adjacent to a 
town site laid out by Marshall, named by him 
/ Marysville, in honor of his wife, and that 
town was called Palmetto, and so entered at 
the land office September 25, 1858. 

The Marysville Town Company was in- 
corporated by an act of the Territorial Leg- 
islature August 27, 1855 by A. G. Woodward, 
David Galispie, F.J. Marshall, Jas. Doniphan, 
John Doniphan, R. T. Galispie, Robert C. 
Bishop and M. G. Shrewsbury. They pur- 



chased one hundred shares of the Palmetto 
stock, and had an addition of three hundred 
and twenty acres laid off on the north half of 
section ;^^, township 2, range 7. The north- 
west quarter of this addition was termed 
Marysville addition, and the northeast quar- 
ter known as Ballard and Morrell's additio 
to Palmetto. Now Ballard and Morrell's ac 
dition and the town of Palmetto are incorpol 
rated and made a part of the city of Marysvillel 

General Marshall established a ferry a 
Independance Crossing in 1850. But wheni 
he moved to Marysville he still continued to 
run a ferry boat at Independence Crossing 
until 1853, the travel being divided between 
the two points. Teams and wagons would 
gather by the hundreds at the ferries at 
MarysvilUe and they would charge ^5.00 
per wagon; the ferry would only hold three 
wagons at a time. The charges were so out- 
rageous that at a meeting of the county 
board in June, 1856, it fixed the rates of ferry- h 
ing as follows: Por crossing a loaded wagon 
^3, an empty wagon ^1.50, man and horse 50 
cents, footman 25 cents and all stock 25 
cents per head. In 1859 the board again re- 
duced the rates down to ^i for carrying a six 
horse wagon and everything else in propor- 
tion. His ferry was used until a bridge was 
built across the Blue opposite Marysville in 
1864. 

The "Squatter Sovereign," a paper pub- 
lished in Atchison, had the following notice: 

GRAND SPECULATION. 

I hold in my hand an obligation upon the 
Marysville Town company to donate to the 
first person that will put up a steam saw mill 
in said town seven shares in their town which 
are worth in value each $200. The putting 
up of a mill in the town will make them 
worth $250 each, making the donation $1,750 
which will very nearly pay for the mill. 
Marysville is the best location in the state 
for a steam saw mill, from the fact that it is 
located immediately on the Big Blue river, 
where the timber can be rafted to the mill . 
and the lumber rafted below to supply the i 
great Kansas river valley, so you bring on 
your mill, get it to running, and I will give 
you the stock. 

Signed, F. J. Marshall. 

Messrs. Shibley and Quarrels' accepted 
the proposition and erected a saw mill in the 
spring of 1857, and run it until 1861. Dr. 



John Miller, the first physician built the first 
log house on the old Palmetto town site and 
practiced surgery until he died in 1862. 
Judge J. S. Magill was the first one who rep- 
iresented the legal profession. F. J. Marshall 
bpened the first store long before any town 
\\te was surveyed and traded with the emi- 
Ijrants going through the territory and the 

|tos and other Indians who located in the 

icinity of Marysville. 



key to a sweet and charming Sioux belle 
whom McCloskey had become enamored 
with while trading with the Indians; after- 
wards he brought her to this place and 
procured Judge James S. Magill to perform 
the marital ceremony October 28, 1857. 

This was the third marriage ceremony 
performed in Marshall county. Hettie A. 
Magill, daughter of Judge Magill, was born 
August 2, i860, (now Mrs. Hettie A. Kelley). 




CENTRAL SCHOOL BUILDING, MARYSVILLE. 



The first hotel for the accommodation 
of the public, was built in 1859 by A. G. 
Barrett. In 1859, Ballerd & Morrell opened 
the first drug store. Fleming & Wisner suc- 
ceeded them in 1863, O. C. Horr succeeded 
them in 1864 but afterwards moved to Frank- 
fort taking his stock of drugs there. In July, 
1S65, A. Cottrell opened a drug store and has 
remained here ever since in the same kind of 
business. The first marriage ceremony that 
occurred in Marysville, was James McClos- 



She is said to be the first vvhitp chUd born in 
Marysvdle. The first death was that of W. 
Vaught wdio died in the spring of 1858. 

A bridge was completed across the Big 
Blue in 1S64 and was used as a toll-bridge 
until 1869 when it was sold to the city and 
converted into a free bridge and used until 
the spring of 1882 when Marysville township 
constructed an iron bridge in its place which 
is now in use. The bridge referred to is the 
one west of the city near the mill. 



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CRIMINAL. 

On the 3rd day of October, 1863, John 
Shroyer and G. and W. Reed attempted to 
take the life of Hon. Perry Hutchinson, but 
they were prevented from doing so by Jerry 
Heasly, who came very near losing his life by 
so doing. G. Reed was afterwards arrested 
and sentenced to the penitentiary one year 
for an assault on Jerry Heasly, with intent to 
kill. He was taken to jail, and he being a 
soldier ou^t on furlough, twenty men from 
Company B, Ninth Kansas, went to the jail 
where he was confined and demanded the 
keys of the sheriff, whereupon he refused to 
give them up, when the soldiers drew their 
revolvers and swore they would blow out his 
brains. He therefore was easily pursuaded 
to give up the keys and the prisoner was re- 
leased. 

A brutal murder occurred in the City of 

Marysville, October 8, 1864. There was a 
political meeting held in the afternoon of 
that day, and in the evening they were hav- 
ing a ball, when S. J. Goisney, who was dur- 
ing the day very noisy and boisterous, in the 
evening tried to force an entrance in the 
room in order to break up the dance. A 
constable stopped him at the door, when a 
scuffle ensued, during which Goisney drew 
his revolver and shot Patrick Casey, instantly 
killing him, without any cause or provoca- 
tion. Goisney was taken to jail, and before 
the next morning a party of unknown citi- 
zens took him from the jail and suspended 
him from a limb of a tall oak on Spring 
creek. From the same limb and tree another 
murderer was suspended a few years after- 
wards. The tree having performed its func- 
tions, was chopped down and made up into 
wood. 

INCORPORATION. 

Marysville was incorporated as a city by 
an act of the territorial legislature in Febru- 
ary, 1861. The bill prescribing the officers 
and their power, was vetoed by the governor, 
but was passed over his veto by a two-thirds 
vote, thus becoming a law. All who tres- 
passed on the dignity of the law, were tried 
before the mayor — his jurisdiction embrac- 
ing the City of Marysville and Marysville 
township. 



H) 

The state legislature in 187 1, incorpoi/ 
rated it a city of the third-class. It wa:| 
afterwards in the year 188S incorporated a\ 
city of the second-class. \ 

The following named gentlemen hav£/^_^ 
been or are now officers of the city: 

Mayor — 1872-3, T. W. Waterson; 1874I 
5, Cal. T. Mann; 1876, F. F. Thompson; 1877,^ 
Amos Garrett; 1878, C. F. Koester; 1879-80,) 
T. W. Waterson; 1881-2, C. F. Koester; 1883-il 

4, J. A. Broughton; 1885, F. L. Dow; 1886, F.| 
F. Thompson; 1887-8, Andy Fluhrer; 1888-,, 
9-90, L. W. Libby. 

CouNCiLMEN — 1872, A. Garrett, P. A. 
Kallenbor^n, M. Bendel, T. McCoy and W./ 
Hewitt; 1873, H. S. Clark, A. Campbell, A 
Garrett, F. Schmidt and A. G. Edwards; 1874J 
A. Garrett, A. Campbell, A. G. Edwards, H.j 

5. Clark and F. Schnnidt; 1875, ^- S- Clarkl^ 
A. G. Edwards, A. Garrett, A. Campbell and|i 
F. F. Thompson; 1876, H. S. Blark, A. Gar/ 
rett, T. Hughes, A. G. Edwards and Johr||"j 
Joerg; 1877, H. S. Clark, C. F. Koester, A] 
Hohn, M. Barlow and A. G. Edwards; 1878).^! 
A. G. Edwards, W. Lofinck, P. A. Kalleni-| 
born, F. F. Thompson and W. P. Tinkham; t \ 
1870, F. F. Thompson, H. Dryer, G. T, || 
Smith, M. Barlow and A. Arand; 1880, Cal. TJ]' 
Mann, T. Hughes, H. S. Clark, F. F. Thomp-J" 
son and G. Ronksch; 1881, J. Brown, G. Hi'p! 
Willis, J. B. Logan, G. Reber and W. Becker;! ? 
1882, J. B. Logan, J. Brown, G. Reber, J.f 
Grauer and M. Barlow; 1883, J. B. Logan, M. 
Barlow, Jacob Grauer, George Reber and F. 
L. Dow; 1884, Jacob Grauer, M. Barlow, F. L. 
Dow, C. A. Barber and O. W. French; 1885, 
O. W. French, C. A. Barber, M. J. Diegnan, 
J. G. Bender and M. Barlow; 1886, Thomas 
Bothwell, E. Gibbert, F. W. Mohsler, J. B. 
Ellis and Asa Phillips; 1887, Wm. Lofinck, 
John Brovvn, John Jeorg, Con Welton an 
Thomas Grimes; 1888, L B. Davis, A. Moore,l ' 
Dr. Funk, D. Wolff, John Jeorg, A. VV. Hager,\| 
J. A. Broughten and E. L. Miller; 1889, L B. 
Davis, Charles Goelitzer, Wm. H. Hardin, E. 
L. Miller, J. W. T. Potter, D. Wolff, J. A.-j^ 
Broughton and John Joerg; 1890, E. Broihier, J 
Wm. Dougherty, O. W. French, Charles Goe-| 
litzer, E. Gilbert, W. H. Harden, E. L. Millerl 
and J. W. T. Potter. \ 



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j Police Judgks. — 1872-3, James Doni- 
phan; 1874-5-6-7-8, J. S. Magill; 1879-80-1- 
12-3-4-5-6-7, R. White; 1888, Charles Brown; 
;:;i889, Charles Brown, (who resigned), and 
I Capt. J. Brown was appointed but resigned. 
Robert White, Justice of the Peace, is now 
acting police judge. 

SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AKD SOCIETIES. 

Miss Jennie Roob taught one of the first 
schools in 1857, in a frame building near the 
; present site of the Sulivan house. Select 
I schools were also taught by Miss Kate 
Weller and others until 186 1, when school 
i district No. 4 was legally organized. A 
i small frame school building was erected by 
I the school district at a cost of $700. R. S. 
' Newell and P. O. Robins were among the 
first teachers who taught in this school dis- 
trict. A new school building was erected in 
,yi 1886, on a commodius and beautiful eleva- 
t Ition of ground in the northern part of the 
Jcity. It was constructed out of magnetia 
lime stone, and was built at a cost of $8,000. 
The main building is 35x50 feet, with two 
t| additional wings, giving it four large rooms. 
; The first teachers in this building were the 
/ Rev. W. G. Williams, a graduate of Amer- 
/ herst, as principal, and Miss Kate Webber as 
assistant. Owing to the rapid increase in 
population in the city of Marysville, and the 
educational interest taken by her citizen-s, a 
new brick structure, trimmed with white lime 
stone, was erected on the same block. Its 
size is 40x60 feet, two stories high, and cost 
'$10,000. And a ward school building was 
also built the same year in the west part of 
the city. The schools are graded, and there 
the most of the higher together with the com- 
mon English branches are taught, and it is 
undoubtedly the best school in Marshall 
county. In 1890 the teachers employed are 
as follows: E. T. Ingham, superintendent; 
Messrs. F. W. Turner, HL J. Bauer, J. P. 
Easterly, Misses Lucy A. Waters, Mamie 
Peabody, Minnie Cottrell, Georgia Patterson, 
Clara E. Green, Josie Wells and Carrie Mc- 
Atee, assistants. 

The oldest citizens say that the first reli- 
gious services held in Marysville were held 
in the summer ot 1857 in a saloon, and the 
sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Milli- 



can, of the Methodist church south. In 
1859, Rev. Mr. Robbins, of the same denom- 
ination, held services in Ballard & Morrell's 
drug store. Rev. King and Duncan, of the 
Methodist church south, held a revival in 
the Tremont house in i860. The services 
were in progress two weeks, and it resulted in 
the organization of a church. It had no 
regular pastor and was supplied by circuit 
riders, until the beginning of the rebellion, 
when the organization disbanded. The 
Methodist Episcopal church north, was 
organized in 1866, The Episcopal church 
was organized in June, 1882. The Presbyte- 
rian church was organized on the i6th day of 
October, 1871. The German Evangelical 
church was organized in 1868. The Catholic 
church was organized in 1870. 

Marysville Lodge, No. 91, A. F. and A. 
M., was instituted under dispensation March 
26, 1870. 

Marysville Chapter, No. 29, R. A. M., 
was instituted under dispensation July 6, 1875. 

Oto Lodge, No. 85, I. O. O. F., was in- 
stituted under dispensation February 14, 1872. 

Blue Valley Lodge, No. 1347, K. of H., 
was instituted under dispensation January 23, 
1877. 

Marysville Lodge, No. 59, A. O. U. W., 
was instituted nnder a charter granted Sep- 
tember 15, 1880. 

Marshall Legion, No. 13, S. K. of A. O. 
U. W., was organized under dispensation 
March, 1882. 

Marysville Turnverein was organized in 
August, 1875, and incorporated under the^ 
laws of the state in May, 1876. In 1880, the 
society erected a brick structure 42x80 feet, 
with tower 16x16 and 54 feet high at a cost 
of $10,000. In 1889 they built an addition, 
costing about $10,000. It has a seating 
capacity of one thousand and presents a fine 
appearance. It is a credit to the society and 
the city of Marysville. 

Lyon Post Silver Cornet band was or- 
ganized under the leadership of Prof. Barks 
in January, 1880. In the fall of 1880, the 
band took several prizes in a contest where 
all of the first-class bands were present. 

Marysville Cemetry association was in- 
corporated in September, 1878. In October 



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of the same year, it purchased forty acres of 
land near Marysville, and there has been 
expended at least ;^ 18,000 in improving fixing 
I up and beautifying the grounds, and it is now 
' regarded as being ths most beautiful burying 
ground in the state of Kansas. 

NEWSPAPERS. 

The Palmetto Kansan, the first paper 
printed in the county, was established Decem- 
ber, 1827, at Marysville. The Palmetto Town 
company owned the office. J. E. Clasidy 
was editor. It was a democratic and pro- 
slavery organ, and was published but seven 
months, when it suspended. In 1858, one 
Childers tried to resusticate it under the 
name of the Marysville Democrat, but it was 
short lived. 

The next paper published in. Marysville 
was the Democratic Platform, P. H. Peters, 
R. S. Newell and E. C. Manning were editors 
I and proprietors. It was run as a democratic 
paper a short time, when Manning got entire 
control and made it a republican paper. The 
building in which this paper was printed was 
destroyed by a cyclone and the material 
scattered into the streets. Afterwards P. H. 
Peters gathered the material together and 
resumed the publication of the paper until 
the war broke out in 186 1. 

The Blue Valley Union, a republican 
paper, was founded in 1861 by G. D. Swear- 
engen. He continued to run the paper until 
August, 1863, when it was purchased by E. 
C. Manning, who conducted it until January, 
1866, when he removed the press and mate- 
rial to Manhattan. 

In 1862, P. H. Peters established the 
Constitutional Gazetteer, a pro-slavery and 
democratic paper. Its editorials giving 
offense to the soldiers, a squad of them 
destroyed the office and fixtures, and lodged 
P. H. Peters in the guard house at Leaven- 
I worth, but was released two days thereafter. 
f In 1864, the Enterprise was started at 

, Marysville by F. W. Baker, P. H. Peters and 
( J. S. Magill. It was independent in politics, 
with democratic tendencies. Peters after- 
wards became sole owner and proprietor and 
changed it into a republican paper. It con- 
tinued until some time in 1868, when it was 
sold to George W. Crawther, now treasurer 



of St. Joseph, Missouri, who removed it to 
Irving, Kansas. 

The Marysville Signal was establisaed in 
188 1, and it was independent republican in 
politics. A. E. Powers was editor and 
proprietor. After it had been running about 
a year the press and type were sold and taken 
to Hanover. 

The Marysville Post was first issued July 
23, 1881. A short time afterward the Marys- 
ville Democrnt was started, issuing out of the 
same office. And about five or six months 
ago, the Daily Free Press was started and is 
issued from the same office. They are inde- 
pendent and democratic papers, and are 
edited and published by William Becker. 

In the fall of 1869, the Locomotive was 
established by P. H. Peters who run it as an 
independent paper. Afterwards in 1876, he 
sold it to Thomas Hughes, who changed the 
name to the Marshall County News, who run 
it as a republican journal. In January, 1881, 
Thomas Hughes sold it out to C. E. Tibbetts 
and George T. Smith, and afterwards in 1882, 
Tibbetts sold his interest in said paper to 
George T. Smith, who is now sole proprietor. 

The Bugle Call was started in 1885 by P. 
D. Hartman, and was the organ for the G. A. 
R. for one year, when the paper was enlarged 
and called the True Republican. At the 
state convention held in Abilene, Kansas, in 
August, 1885, the True Republican was 
made the official organ of the industrial party 
of the state. Mr. Hartman continued to pub- 
lish the True Republican until February 27, 
1890, when he disposed of his holding to 
Messrs Clark & Runneals, the present owners 
and. publishers. The present management 
have given new life to the paper, have en- 
larged it from a six column folio to an eight 
page six column quarto, and its circulation, 
has increased with such rapidity that it is. 
now not surpassed by any paper published in 
the county, and by January 1, 1891, its circu- 
lation will, if the same rate of increase con- 
tinues, be double that of any paper published 
in Marysville. 

banking.. 

Commerce is the mother of civilization^ 
and the greatest nations of antiquity have- 
been distinguished for the extent of their 



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Methods ot excliange have vastly 
ed from ancient to modern times; and in 
features so much as in manipulation of 
vidual, corporate and national credit. A 
jc', as it exists to-day, receiving deposits, 
Ing its own paper in circulation, drawing 
', of exchange, making collections of 
|is, discounting notes and placing loans, 
an institution in ancient times. The 



credit finance as now obtains in our republi- 
can form of government. Taxation and trib- 
ute were the great resources of despotic gov- 
ernments like the Egyptian, Jewish, Assyrian, 
Persian, Greek and Roman; and by such 
methods they provided the exchequer for 
paying the vast array of slaves who built 
pyramids, monuments, city walls and gates, 
immense stone roadways and viaducts and 




PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 



,5venience and cheapness of modern meth- 
of exchange were not only unheard of, 
it is very doubtful if they could have been 
ible without a greater measure of security 
inter-state and national peace than were 
c^ possessed. 
True there were long periods of absolute 
f e, but undivided or class tyranny that pre- 
.'i'jid would be fatal to the existence and 
cpth of any such far reaching system of 
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bridges of all sorts; relics of many of which 
remain to amaze the modern traveler, with 
the skill and strength required in their en- 
gineering, and at the vast labor that must 
have been employed in their erection. 

The Venitians were the first modern 
nation to establish a bank, and according to 
the best authorities, it was organized in 1157, 
and because of the necessity of affecting a 
loan on behalf of the state for funds with 



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which to carry on a war with, the Greek Em- 
pire, which lasted trom 1156 to 1171. Un- 
doubtedly it began simply as a bank of 
deposit, and great sums of money were 
placed there for security; the person or per- 
sons so depositing being able to assign pay- 
ments to whosoever else they might wish, by 
making transfer on the books through the 
medium of banks. To meet the expenses of 
the state at this period, the wealthiest inhab- 
itants were levied upon, and a society or 
department of leaders organized to handle 
the moneys acquired by such revenue, and 
pay the four per cent guaranteed to the 
lender, rapidly, took the form of incorpo- 
ration of the Bank of Venice, and was made 
up of the entire body of the creditors of the 
state, and from the state enjoyed certain 
privileges for and in compensation of the 
holding of their money. The public debt 
was made transferable on the books of the 
bank, as we do now in many states, or with 
stock of incorporated companies. Another 
privilege was the drawing of bills in payment 
of debts and contracts in bank money in- 
stead of current coin. 

This bank retained its standing and 
character for six hundred and fifty years, and 
until the French army, under the ist Napo- 
leon took possession of the City of Venice. 
The example of the Bank of Venice was not 
copied by the organization of a similar insti- 
tution till two hundred years after its incep- 
tion. This was the Bank of Geneva, founded 
in 1345. Then followed the bank of Barce- 
lona, founded in 1401, at which the first bills 
of exchange were said to have been negoti- 
ated. The Bank of Amsterdam, founded in 
1609, and the Bank of Hamburg, founded in 
1619. These last two were made authorities 
for testing the values of the gold and silver 
coinage of the different nations, and bringing 
them to the ratio of a com'!mon standard of 
value. The Italian merchants settling in 
England the last of the 12th or the first of 
the T3th century, were unnoubtedly the first 
persons to influence the Jews and Goldsmiths 
with them jointly to set about the organiza- 
tion of the English banking system. Lom- 
bard street, the great financial centre of the 
world at the present time was at the early 



period and before the reign of Edward tl 
II, the seat of exchange for many merchan 
from Florence, who were influential in estab 
lishing the first banking institution i 
England. 

Our space is too limited to more tha 
consider the headlines of historic banking 
in the United States. As colonies we wer' 
as dependent upon Britian for financial fa] 
cilities as a babe for nourishment upon iti 
mother's milk, and with the declaration c' 
Independence, the most terrible strain wa 
made upon individual fortunes to sustain th' 
eight year's revolutionary war, besides th( 
issue of three hundred million dollars in 
continental paper currency which becam 
practically and finally worthless, becam 
irredeemable and inconvertable. After thjcj 
close of the war, which had so nearly bank- 
ruped us in money resources, Robert Morris 
proposed a National Bank and it was put in 
operation as the bank of North America in .' 
1782, having a capital of ^400,000; Alexan- 
der Hamilton who was a strong Fedralist, 
and accused of being English in his meth- 
ods, and always working for centralization 
of power proposed the United States Bank, 
and it went into operation with ^10,000,000 
capital in 1791, but twenty years later ex- 
pired by term of limitation in its charter. 
Three years later a Third National Bank was 
proposed, but President Madison vetoed the 
bill after its passing both houses of congrefe 
for incorporation; but in 1817 the bill wa* 
passed the second time and the "Bank of thl 
United States" went into operation with 
capital of ^35,000,000. This was the bant 
which President Andrew Jackson in 1832 op- ^ 
posed, and refused to endorse with his sign? 1 
ture, saying "I'll take the responsibilitj o^ ' 
withdrawing its charter" which act with 
similar democratic character gained a world 
wide fame for himself as "Old Hickory"^ 
whom banks could not buy nor war intimi 
date. The bank went into operation undej 
the laws of the state of Pensylvania, but sus 
pended finally seven years later (1829) nc|^j 
having recovered from the financial panic o 
1837. Boston's first bank was started in 1784I 
New York's first bank was opened for busii 
ness in 1799. 



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The Exchange Bank, of Schmidt & 
Koester, was established by Hon. Frank 
Schmidt in 1870, but is now owned by 
Schmidt & Koester, and is backed by ample 
capital. It occupies quarters in the new 
bank building erected by Mr. Schmidt which 
is solidly built of cut stone, brick and iron 
and its money quarters, furnished in elegant 
style and equipped with the finest office 
fixtures, make it an attractive place in which 
to transact business. The arrangement of 
the departments is good and affords the least 
possible confusion under press of business. 
The house is furnished with large fire-proof 
vaults and its safe accommodations are of 
the best burglar-proof make. A general 
banking business is transacted, and the ac- 
counts of corporations, firms and individuals 
are solicited with a certainty, on the part of 
the management, of being able to cater to 
the best interest of the commercial and 
industrial world. Sight drafts are drawn 
on ail the principle cities of the country and 
also upon the leading cities of Europe. 

The Marshall County Bank was incor- 
porated under the laws of the state, October 
8, 1S80, with a cash capital of ^50,000. Its 
first officers were B. L. Harding, president; 
C. C. Southerland, cashierj G. P. Miller, as- 
sistant cashier. Directors, Perry Hutchin- 
son, August Hohn, B. L. Harding, H. Stenis 
and C. C. Southerland. December i, i88i, 
C. C. Southerland resigned his position as 
cashier and was succeeded by H. G. Burrogs, 
August I, 1882, under a new management 
the bank was operated by the following 
officers: M. S. Smalley, president; Perry 
Hutchinson, vice-president; E. R. Fulton, 
cashier. Directors, A. Hohn, H. G. Bur- 
rogs, Perry Hutchmson, M. S. Smalley and 
E. R. Fulton. In October 1882, it again re- 
g^organized under the national banking laws 
s the First National bank of Marysville, 
>vith a capiial of $50,000, with S. A. Fulton, 
resident; Perry Hutchinson, vice-president; 
R, Fulton, cashier. Directors, S. A. Ful- 
on. Perry Hutchinson, E. R. Fulton, August 
Hohn and M. S. Smalley. It has corres- 
pondence in all the great commercial centers 
!^ this country and Europe. It is centrally 
icated and its quarters are conveniently ar- 



ranged. Unlimited security is guaranteed 
the depositors by the mechanical ingenuity. 

Among the latest acquisitions to our 
beautiful city of Marysville are the water- 
works and the electric light systems. These 
are two of the most important enterprises. 
Light and water are indispensible articles. 
Water especially must be pure to insure the 
health of any community. The water com- 
pany was organized last September with a 
capital stock of $50,000. The company con- 
sists of five memb.ers or stockholders: W. 
H. Vories, A. Mansfield, A. Stevens, L. M. 
Stevens and E. E. Stevens, who is manager. 
The machinery consists of two fifty-two 
horse power engines and two pumps of over 
a million gallons capacity each per day. 
The company have sunk twenty-five wells 
near their plant, which were found inede- 
quate to meet the demands, so petitioned 
the council to allow them to sink wells under 
the river, which was granted, and they now 
have an inexhaustible supply of as good 
water as can be found in the state. Water, 
can now be supplied to all who may apply. 
Considerable has been said for and against 
the water company, but really we do not 
think there is a man in the city at the present 
time who has any fault to find. 

Electricity, in its practical uses has be- 
come an important factor in our civilization 
in every community in our land, within the 
past few years, and the advances made in 
electrical machinery and appliances have 
been very rapid and complete. Electric 
lighting has now come to be regarded as a 
necessity, and the peculiar advantages en- 
joyed by this advanced method of illumina- 
tion over every other form of lighting that 
is or has been in use, has brought the electric 
light into popular favor with the people gen- 
erally. Safety, cleanliness, absence of smoke 
and heat, cheapness, convenience and bril- 
liancy of illumination without flicker or ob- 
jectionable features are among the recog- 
nized qualities it possesses, and its almost 
universal adoption in every city of any im- 
portance in the land, not only lighting the 
streets but both business houses and resi- 
dences has been accomplished within the 
last decade, which is abundant evidence of 



the high esteem with which it is regraded for John Tracy & Co. — dry goods, clothing, 
light. There are several systems of electric etc. The above named firm are the proprie- 
lighting in general use, and the "Brush" sys- tors of a large double store and deal exten- 
tem is conceded to be one of the best and sively in dry goods, notions, carpets in one 
most practical for use in stores and dwellings. room, while the other one is devoted to 
The Marysville Electric Light company fran- clothing, hats, caps, boots and shoes and 
chise granted to. G. W. Parrish and B. F. furnishing goads, and is, perhaps, the largest 
Swan commenced operations August 25, stock in the county. They are good buyers 
18S8, with two dymanos, one arc of twenty and purchase their goods in eastern markets 
light capacity, 2,000 candle power; one in- where they avail th.emselves of bed-rock 
candescent dynamo of 225 lights, sixteen prices. Their lines of goods are not dupli- 
candle power. This plant was operated by cated in quality and prices in the city, and 
Swan & Parrish until about one year ago their large patronage attests to the many 
when Mr. Swan's interest was purchased by bargains on their shelves. As a strictly re- 
Mr. Parrish, and has been operated under liable house it enjoys an enyiable reputation, 
his direction up to the present time. We Shumway & Bartlett. This business 
understand that the business now warrants a though not established a great length of 
considerableincreaseof capacity, and a move- time, has already won an enviable reputa- 
ment is now on foot to increase the incan- tion, and controls a trade which would do 
descent capacity to 600 lights. This impor- credit to a much older institution. They 
tant institution should be well patronized by carry a large stock of fine and well assorted 
the people of Marysville; in fact every busi- goods, including dry goods, fancy goods, 
ness house and private dwelling should be gents' furnishings, etc. A specialty is made 
lighted by this cheap and convenient light. of fine dress goods, and the thousand and 
August Hohn — general merchandise. one articles wanted by every lady. Both 
This large house was established in 1S76, members of the firm are young men who are 
under the name and style Hohn & Kalen- well and favorably known throughout Mar- 
born. This connection continued about shall county. Messrs. Shumway & Bartlett 
fifteen months when it was dissolved and the are gentlemen of the highest integrity and 
junior partner's interest was purchased by honor, and well merit the large trade a de- 
Mr. Rummel and the firm name was changed scerning public cheerfully accords them, 
to Hohn & Rummel. Six months later Arand & Son — dry goods and groceries. 
Mr. Rummel's interest was purchased by E. This is one of the solid commercial concerns 
G. Drahein, who in turn later sold out to of Marysville, and its enterprising proprie- 
Mr. Hohn, who alone conducts this large tors are to be congratulated upon their sue-, 
business, and it stands to-day in the front cess in building up the large business which 
rank of Marshall county's great stores. His is theirs in dry goods, groceries, provisions 
stock of dry goods, groceries, boots and and general merchandise. In the different 
shoes, hats and caps and ladies and gents departments of their business their stock is i 
furnishing goods is nowhere excelled. He complete and prices are quoted which never 
possesses business tact and ability of a fail to attract buyers. They are honest, 
marked kind. He is also a director of the most worthy gentlemen, and as such are; 
First National Bank, of Marysville, a liberal heartily commended to the public 
advertiser and a genial and popular gentle- M. Barlow — dry goods, groceries, etJ^ 
man. The reputation of this house has At the corner of Br.oadway and Eighth stredf-^^ 
been firmly established, its patronage most is the commodious store of M. Barlow, wl.\-jo 
satisfactory, and yet he does not rest upon deals largely in dry goods, groceries, notioJ^t^s 
his oars. Active, wide-awake and intelligent and general merchandise, 
he pushes on toward still greater success, A. M. Judson — hardware. Mr. Juds 
and in this ambition deserves the encourage- came to Marysville in 18S0, from Vail 
ment of the public. Falls, and established his present large st([ 

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located on the south side of Broadway be- 
tween Seventh and lughth streets. The 
task of describing this large and compre- 
hensive stock should be given to one who 
has a thorough knowledge of the details of 
the hardware business. Therefore we can 
onl}' speak of it in a general way. The ob- 
servant and intelligent customer who enters 
this commodious, well arranged and well 
stocked hardware '^nporiura, never fails to 
notice the order and completeness that pre- 



ing, heating and gasoline stoves run through 
the entire length of this great store, and the 
good housewife, the bride, the hotel keeper, 
the laundryman and the tailor can find any- 
thing they may desire. In building hard- 
ware, Mr. Judson fears no competition. In 
pressed and Japanned goods, tinware, and 
the heavier articles that go to make a com- 
plete hardware establishment are here to be 
found in endless quantity, and at prices that 
cannot fail to attract buyers. Mr. Judson is 




METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 

vails in each and every department. Believ- the exclusive handler in this city of the justly 
ing that justice should enter into every busi- celebrated Economy barbed wire, 
ness transaction, Mr. Judson, has, by his B.Price — hardware. On Broadway near 
sterlingintegrity, gentlemanly conduct, agree- the First National bank, is the pioneer hard- 
able manner, indefatigable exertions, built ware man of the city. His stock of shelf and 
for himself the leading hardware trade of heavy hardware is large and comprehensive, 
Marshall county. His shelves are loaded embracing every possible article looked after 
down with the common and finer grades of in stores of this kind. Here also can be 
cutlery; here can be found the pruning knife, found a full line of cooking and heating 
the jack knife, the pen knife and keen Toledo stoves, ranges, cooking utensils, gasoline and 
Blades in all of them. A long line of cook- vapor stoves; also tin, copper and sheet iron 



ware. Mr. Price is an agreeable and pleasant 
gentleman, and occupies an enviable position 
in commercial circles. 

E. J. Fehrenkamp also conducts a first- 
class hardware establishment next door east 
of the post office and carries a large stock of 
useful articles in that branch of business. 

Moser & Thomson — hardware. The 
above firm do business on the south side of 
Broadway, between 7th and 8th streets, and 
have in stock a full line of shelf, heavy and 
building hardware; also pocket and table 
cutlery, stoves, ranges, tin and woodenware 
in great varieties. 

John Joerg — staple and fancy groceries. 
The above house is owned and operated by 
one of Marysville's most prominent citizens, 
and it is with unfeigned pleasure that we 
accord Mr. Joerg this notice. The business 
location of Mr. Joerg is very commodious, 
and is at the northeast corner of Sixth and 
Broadway, where you will always find a very 
complete stock of groceries and provisions, 
including all articles that are daily used in 
supplying our larders and tables, being pure 
and fresh. The experience of Mr. Joerg is 
ample evidence of his reliability and honor- 
able manner of conduct and a guarantee to 
his many friends and customers that they 
always get the most for the least money. 

C. Raguet is another one of the leading 
grocery men of the city, who keeps on hand 
a large and well selected stock ot groceries 
and vegetables in season. Mr. R. is an old 
^ Iowa newspaper man and we are pleased to 
state that he has not forgotten his old tricks 
— he keeps a standing "ad" in most of the 
papers in the city. 

White Brothers — grocers. Among the 
popular grocery and provision stores which 
are eligibly located in the city, there is none 
better and more favorably known, or enjoy- 
ing a more select custom than White Brothers. 
Their store is well filled and fully stocked 
with a complete line of choice groceries, pro- 
visions, all kinds of country produce. Com- 
petent and obliging clerks are employed, and 
goods delivered anywhere in the city without 
charge. They are wide-awake, active busi- 
ness men and public spirited citizens. 

Wheeler & Barber. One of the late em- 



barkations in the grocery business, is that of 
the above named gentlemen, who have suc- 
ceeded to the business of J. B. Gatchell. 
Their store is located in the Koester block, 
one door west of the postoffice, and every- 
thing in stock is new and complete in every 
detail. They carry elegant lines of staple 
and fancy groceries, flour, vegetables, fruits, 
canned and bottled goods. Their business 
is large, giving employment to several assist- 
ants. They are active and energetic business 
men with a full knowledge of their business. 
Their policy is to extend courteous treatment 
to all customers alike, and having founded 
their house upon strict honesty and integrity 
their success is assured. 

Henry F. Dreyer-^grocer. One of the 
neatest and best arranged grocery stocks in 
the city is that of Henry F. Dreyer. It occu- 
pies a store room between 7th and 8th streets 
on the south side of Broadway, and carries a 
full line of staple and fancy groceries. His 
stock is well selected with regard to both 
freshness and quality, and his fair and gen- 
tlemanly treatment towards the customers of 
the house, has established a large and con- 
stantly increasing trade. 

Kohn & Selz — clothing. When a house 
has enjoyed a liberal share ot patronage and 
pouplarity for a long term of years, it is evi- 
dence of the fact that its management is char- 
acterized by ability, integrity and enterprise. 
Such are the circumstances connected with 
the establishmerit of the Chicago One Priced 
Clothing house. This house carries a fine 
line of clothing, furnishing goods, hats and 
caps, etc., and controls a large a,nd lucrative 
trade. They are gentlemen of marked busi- 
ness ability and well deserve a leading place 
among the prominent business men of the 
city. 

Mrs. J. L. Fahrman — millinery. In this 
progressive age the beautiful has been made 
to join hands with nearly all that is practical 
and attractive in daily life, and in no sphere 
has the progress been more remarkable 
than with reference to dress. The gentler 
sex are more conspicuously prominent in this 
movement as by nature they should be, and -' 
hense the advancement and improvemerr*| 
the millinery trade. In this respect, thei' 



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no place in the city that deserves more prom- 
inent mention than the one conducted by 
Mrs. J. L. Fuhrman. Her store is elegantly 
fitted up, reflecting great credit upon the 
good taste and judgment of the proprietress. 
The stock carried is large and embraces 
the finest quality and most fashionable arti- 
cles. Mrs. Fuhrman is a most cultured and 
pleasant lady, and is highly esteemed by all 
her friends and acquaintances. 

Parker & Lorke — millinery. Prominent 
among the millinery establishments in this 
city, is that conducted under the name of 
Parker & Lorke, whose place of business is 
on the south side of Broadway, between 
Seventh and Eighth streets. They have a 
tastily fitted up sales room and upon their 
shelves and counters are to be found those 
airy, fairy and ideal creations so dear to 
every woman's heart. They keep several 
skilled trimmers in their employ during the 
busy season, and their store is much fre- 
quented by those who are seeking adorn- 
ments in the millinery and fancy goods line. 
The Brown Millinery Establishment. 
One door east of the Tremont house is 
located the above establishment under the 
management of Miss Dora Elkin, who has 
several assistants in catering to the large 
trade which this house has always enjoyed. 
The sales room is large, airy and well stock- 
ed with millinery and fancy goods in endless 
variety. 

Miss A. S. Chadwick — millinery. An- 
other institution deserving mention in this 
review is that of Miss Chadwick whose place 
of business is on South Ninth street. The 
ground floor room is used as a sales room 
and the floor above is devoted to the dress- 
making branch of her business. Everything 
about the place gives evidence of a cultured 
taste. Miss Chadwick enjoys the confidence 
of her many customers, and the work turned 
out by her deft fingers never fails to give en- 
tire satisfaction. 

The German Lumber Yard is owned 

t and operatod by Trutpert Pfefferle, and is 

stocked with a most desirable selection of 

, first-class pine and hardwood lumber, sash 

^ ...doors, blinds, mixed paints, etc. Mr. Pfeff- 

Blii'e, is a business man in every sense of the 



term, devoted to the interests of his yard 
and his patrons, and through honesty and 
industry — building wisely and well — his trade 
is steadily increasing and his business is in a 
most flattering condition. 

S. K. Martin Lumber Co. Between 
Seventh and Eigth on the North side of 
Center street is the yard of the S. K. Martin 
Lumber Co., under the management of F. 
V. Shaw. The stock of lumber carried by 
this company is very large and comprehen- 
sive, embracing all kinds of lumber suitable 
for builders, contractors, farmers and arti- 
sans in wood. It has in stock, at all times, 
a full line of sash, doors, blinds, mixed paints, 
glass, putty, etc. Mr. Shaw, the efficient 
manager, gives his undivided attention to the 
large business controlled by him, and those 
having business with him, have the assurance 
of courteous and gentlemanly treatment at 
his hands. 

E. L. Miller — druggist. One of the 
most enterprising among the well known 
pharmacists, is E. L. Miller, who occupies a 
large well conducted establishment in the 
Koester building, two doors west of the post- 
office. The location is very desirable and 
his store room is fitted up in admirable taste. 
It is well stocked with a large and valuable 
assortment of pure drugs and medicines, also 
extracts, tinctures, perfumes and toilet requi- 
sites, pharmaceutical preparations and all 
the most desirable and reliable proprietary 
medicines. Mr. Miller has a full knowledge 
of drugs and their properties and values, 
and makes a special business of compound- 
ing physician's and family recipes, giving 
to this department that intelligent supervis- 
ion it demands. Mr. Miller enjoys a large 
custom, and he, himself, is a thorough, 
skilled pharmacist. 

Dr. G. A. Seaman — druggist. Among 
the best informed and most reliable druggists 
in the city is Dr. Seaman, whose place of 
business is on Broadway. Here are always 
kept a full line of pure drugs and family 
medicines, as well as a choice stock of the 
latest and most fashionable toilet articles. 
The prescription department is known both 
to the medical profession and community as 
one of the best in the city. The Doctor is 



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also a great admirer of that noble animal, 
the horse, and owns some of the finest 
blooded and fleetest horses in the west. 

Dr. H. G. Dargatz— druggist. Dr. Dar- 
gatz came to this country twenty-nine years 
ago from Green Lake, Wisconsin and com- 
menced life on a homestead on Spring Creek, 
near this city. Becoming tired of farm life 
he sold his real estate and studied medicine. 
After several years hard study he received 
his diploma and was therefore competent to 
practice medicine. In 1878 he opened out a 
drug store, which business he has followed 
successfully ever since. His place of busi- 
ness is located on East Broadway, is com- 
modious and is filled with a choice stock of 
pure and fresh drugs, also all of the different 
well known and valuable proprietary medi- 
cines, druggists sundries, toilet articles and 
fancy goods. In the prescription line the Dr. 
cannot be excelled in the county. When 
you get a prescription filled at his place you 
can rely on its being correct as it is prepared 
under his immediate supervision. Dr. Dar- 
gatz is a pleasant and affable gentleman, 
energetic, enterprising,, and conducts his 
business on strict principles of commercial 
integrity. He has a lucrative patronage and 
hosts of friends. 

William Barks— restaurant. The eating 
houses of any city constitutes an important 
branch of its business. Conspicuous among 
this class in Marysville, is the European Par- 
lor restaurant conducted by William Barks. 
This house is amply supplied with the very 
best the market aftords, and is specially 
noted for good cooking, clean and neat serv- 
ing. It is open day and night, and short or- 
ders are promptly filled at all hours. Regu- 
lar meals are given three times a day. If 
you wish a square meal or a short order 
prompt and properly filled go to the Euro- 
pean. 

A. Throm — bakery and restaurant. On 
West Broadway the above named gentleman 
conducts a first-class restaurant, bakery and 
ice-cream parlors. Mr. Throm spares neither 
pains nor expense in procuring for his table 
the best of everything the market affords. 

William Rose — restaurant and bakery. 
William Rose conducts a first-class bakery 



and dining room. He occupies a large 
room fitted out in excellent style and furn- 
ishing dining accommodations to a large 
number of people. This restaurant is admi- 
rably located and during its existence 
has attracted a first-class trade. Everything 
is served in this house in season, and pre- 
pared to suit an epicure. Mr. Rose is a 
young man of business, and having a thor- 
ough knowledge of the work in hand, is the 
man to push it to a successful issue. His 
patronage is increasing and his business pros- 
perous. 

. T. McCoy, an important factor in the 
commercial whole of this city, it is necessary 
to give space to that engaged in the harness 
trade. Prominent among these is Mr. T. 
McCoy whose large business premises are 
located on West Broadway, near the corner 
of Sixth, which are stocked with a full com- 
pliment of double and single, light and heavy 
harness, besides saddles, bridles, whips, col- 
lars and horse equipments generally; all of 
which are sold at reasonable rates. 

P. J. Hindmarsh. Among the represen- 
tative business houses of Marysville, none 
are more deserving of mention than Mr. 
Hindmarsh. He has, during the few years 
since the inception of his business, built up 
a profitable and popular trade. His estab- 
lishment is conveniently located, and in his 
repository may be found an elegant assort- 
ment of the celebrated Columbus Buggy 
company's vehicles, including carriages, sur- 
reys, phaetons, jump seats, etc. In building 
up his present large business, Mr. Hindmarsh 
brought to bear a great deal of energy and 
executive ability, which, coupled with the 
honorable and fair manner of conducting all 
his business operations, has given him an 
enviable reputation. 

The real estate man is strictly an Ameri- 
can institution. In most business it is gen- 
erally conceded that it is a point requisite in 
trade, that a purchaser knows what he wants, 
but with the real estate man, his peculiar 
qualification and temperament, render such 
knowledge redundant. He must know what 
his customervvants, and moreover must have 
at least half a dozen places that will just suitlj. 
him. 



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J. D. Farwell, corner of Broadway and 
9th street, has upon Ids books properties 
suitable for every class of investors. Mr. 
Farwell also loans money upon clear titles at 
reasonable rates. 

Glass & Pollack, in the Koester building 
also deals in real estate and loan money 
upon approved security. 

Brown & Redmond, office corner of 8th 
and Broadway (up stairs) sell real estate. 

Smith & Park, on Broadway, near the 
Pacific house, have a fine lot of properties 
for sale at prices that cannot fail to suit in- 



important transactions. They are recognized 
authorities, as to the values of property in 
all parts of the city, and investors who are 
guided by their judgment and advice may 
rely on securing property that will return a 
handsome income and rapid increase in 
value. They also possess excellent facilities 
lor the prompt negotiation of loans. 

Billingsley & Cole are abstractors qf 
titles and large dealers in real estate. 

J. B. Winkler is another gentleman who 
looks up titles and makes con\ eyances. He 
is also a Notary Public. 




KCESTER BLOCK. 



tending purchasers. (See their ads on inside 
back of cover. 

J. A. Davis, in the room with the Postal 
telegraph business, deals in real estate and 
writes insurance. 

Schmidt & Kcester. Among those who 
have largely contributed to Marysville's ma- 
terial development in the real estate line — 
none deserve more especial mention than the 
gentlemen composing the above firm, and 
since the establishment of this branch of 
jtheir besiness they have had the confidence 
[of capitalists and investors, and have been 
labled to carry through successfully, many 



Cigar factories. Marysyille is noted all 
over the west for the number and extent of 
her cigar manufacturing interests; and the 
brands of the respective manufacturers are 
to be seen in cigar stores, hotels, restaurants, 
bars and stores all over the land. 

Charles Pusch has perhaps the largest 
factory west of Chicago, and in the busy 
seasons employs fifty persons in the manu- 
facture of the many brands which delight the 
devotee of the weed. Mr. Rebuck, a gentle- 
man of wide experience in the great factories 
of New York and Chicago, is the foreman of 
Mr. Pusch's factory, and gives to his bus'- 



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ness that intelligent service Mr. Rebuck is so 
capable of rendering. 

H. E. Wiedemeyer — cigar manufacturer. 
The magnitude of cigar manufacturing 
makes it one of the most important factors 
in the great commercial aggregate, and to 
the success of this city it is no inconsiderate 
concern. Among these establishments that 
are rapidly gaining an enviable reputation 
tor the excellence of its manufactured goods 
is that of H. E. Wiedemeyer, whose factory 
is conveniently located on Broadway where 
fifteen skilled cigar makers are employed in 
manufacturing cigars from the best imported 
and domestic leaf, which goods are be- 
coming very popular on account of their 
superior excellence. Mr. Wiedemeyer first 
came to Marysville from Alton, Madison 
county, Illinois, in 1878, but remained but a 
short time when he returned to Illinois and 
got married. Subsequently he came back, 
and on May 15, 1882 he opened up Factory 
No. 38. He started business in a small way 
on a capital of only $400, but by economy, 
industry, honesty and close attention to 
business he has built up a lucrative trade 
second to none in the state. Mr. George 
Flora, his agent, is on the road continually, 
and the business is increasing daily. P>om 
a small beginning the business done by this 
house has reached the magnificent sum of 
from $20,000 to $25,000 yearly. Mr. Wiede- 
meyer is to be congratulated for the admira- 
ble manner in which he has conducted his 
business and the pleasing results he has ob- 
tained. Mr. Wiedemeyer has two factories 
and in connection with Factory No. 174, 
which is also located on Broadway, he has 
one of the most complete retail establish- 
ments in the state — we will not except any. 
The following are the names of the men that 
are employed by Mr. W: Geo. Flora, agent, 
Dan Kelley, John Hayes, (commonly known as 
Dr. Brown,) R. H. Lehnehardt, John Luther, 
Anton Kienlon, H. P. Wolff, Wm. Ryer, 
Amil Loarke, Julius Schoeneshaefer, P. Bohner 
Phillip Moeller, Harry Wolff. 

Charles Geist also conducts a large cigar 
manufacturing business and employs a num- 
ber of workmen and has a large and increas- 
ing business. 



Con Welton — ^jeweler. Prominent among 
the old established business institutions of 
the city is the well known Broadway jewelry 
store run by Con Welton. We presume that 
every citizen of Marshall county knows this 
popular jeweler and a great many of them at 
different times, have engaged him to repair 
their time pieces, or perchance have pur- 
chased, of him, a watch or clock. Mr. Wel- 
ton came to Marysville from Kenosha county, 
Wisconsin in 1877. At that time Marysville 
had not gained its present magnitude and 
was but little more than a small trading point. 
He taught school for a couple of years before 
commencing work at his trade. Finally in 
1879 ^^ opened out in a small way, and by 
close application to business he now carries 
a stock worth several thousand dollars and 
his yearly receipts have reached the pleasing 
quantity of about $10,000. He keeps a com- 
plete stock of goods in his line, diamonds, 
watches, rings, ear-rings, pins, silverware, 
shirt studs and the innumerable articles be- 
longing to a well regulated jewelry store. In 
brief Mr. Welton carries on a business that 
is eminently first-class in every respect. He 
enjoys an excellent reputation, is a gentleman 
and a thorough workman who numbers his 
friends by the hundreds. 

Brereton & Meier are proprietors of an- 
other large aad comprehensive jewelry store 
in the city. These gentlemen came to 
Marysville from Liberty, Nebraska, about 
two years ago and bought the stock and 
good will of C. G. Hamlin, who was doing 
business in the same location. Mr. Brereton 
is a native of London, England, and came to 
America about fourteen years ago, and Mr. 
Meier came from Erie county, Pennsylvania. 
These gentlemen carry a stock of about $6,000, 1 
consisting of silverware, toys, notions, jew- 
elry, watches, clocks, musical goods, wall 
paper and everything in the jewelry line that 
can be mentioned, in fact we believe they 
carry the largest stock of the kind in the city. ^ 
They make a specialty of rej)airing, and all 
articles left with them for repair will be i 
strictly attended to and done in a neat work-j* 
manlike manner. These gentlemen conduct^, 
their establishment in a business like manner"' 
and enjoy an enviable reputation obtaine^^b'T 



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ititeii;rity, energy, and a strict regard for fair located one block west of the railway depot 
dealing. and is a large brick building, which is fitted 
A. Cottrell, on the corner of 7th and up with the latest improved machinery for 
Broadway, also runs a drug store, and keeps bottling mineral and soda waters. Mr. Mes- 
constantly on hand a good line of drugs, sail also manufactures a champagne cider, 
medicines, toilet articles, etc. He came to which has all of the desirable effervescing 
this city in 1865, and located at his present qualities of "Mumm's Extra," and deals 
place of business. Personally, he is a pleas- largely in pure apple cider and vinegar, 
ant man to meet, and highly respected as a L. W. Libby — implement dealer. Among 
genial business man and neighbor. the most prominent and thoroughly wide- 
Grauer & Fluhrer — meat market. These awake business men of Marysville, is the 
gentlemen are proprietors of the Central above named gentleman. He was born in 
meat market and conduct a first-class place. Maine, January 25, 1847, ^^^ graduated at 
They have comfortable and roomy quarters, Kents Hill college in 1869. Immediately 
and their shop fixtures, stock, etc., are ele- after his graduation, he came to Marysville. 
gantly fitted up, Their ice-chests are clean He landed in this town September 16, 1869. 
and fresh, and their meats are always in ex- He was employed the first year as principal 
cellent condition. They keep in ample sup- of the Marysville schools, after which for two 
ply all kinds of fresh and salt meats, fish, years, he acted as salesman and bookkeeper 
oysters and game in season. Messrs. Grauer for Perry Hutchinson. Subsequently he en- 
& Fluhrer are competent judges of their tered into partnership with W. H. Smith and 
stock in trade. Patrons are served alike with- engaged in the sale of groceries. The firm 
the best of their house. They are upright, of Smith & Libby was well and favorably 
active and intelligent, are eminently deserv- known over the entire county. Their busi- 
ing the patronage they receive. ness venture was a success, and they contin- 
Broihier & Moser are the proprietors of ued as partners for six years, when Mr. 
another meat market on Broadway, who re- Libby engaged in the sale of agricultural im- 
ceive, as they should, a fair share of the trade plements, which business he follows at the 
in their line. Their place is well appointed, present time. He carries the largest and 
and the meats they offer their customers are best stock of farming implements in the 
cuts from the choicest animals they can pur- county, of every description. He also oper- 
chase. Clean and careful attendants are ates in connection with his implement busi- 
always on hand to wait upon customers. ness, a large farm of several hundred acres, 
Messrs. Broihier & Moser are capable and and is engaged in breeding fine cattle and 
enterprising citizens and are well and favor- horses. He has held several important ofiices 
able known in business circles. in the county and at present is mayor of the 
Charles Goelitzer — barber shop and bath city. Mr. Libby is a man possessed of a 
rooms. Undoubtedly ihe most complete large amount of executive ability, honest and 
barber shop in Marshall county is that of Mr. upright. He has a high standing in the com- 
Charles Goelitzer. He has recently put into raercial world, and is, personally, a gentle- 
his place three very complete bath rooms, man possessing many friends, 
and now his many customers can enjoy the Stuart & Bittle own and operate the 
luxury of a hot or cold bath in addition to a only marble yard in the county. Their 
good hair cut, shave or shampoo. place of business is on the corner of Broad- 
J. W. T. Potter also conducts a good way and Eleventh streets. These gentle- 
shop one door east of the Postal telegraph men are as fine workmen as there are in the 
office, and enjoys a large patronage. state and they turn out first-class work. 
G. Messall — bottling works. One of the Their trade is not local. Besides doing the 
• industries of Marysville that is a pleasure for business of this county they extend out into 
I- us to speak of, is the large and commodious the surrounding counties. They are 
Kbottling works of G. Messall. The plant is noted for their affability, integrity as 



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business men, and are counted among the 
solid financial institutions of the city. 

O. W. French & Co., at the corner 
of Center and Sixth streets, operate a first- 
class blacksmith shop. This establishment 
has been in operation for a number of years 
and by strict integrity, honesty and a close 
attention to business have bulit up a trade 
second to none in the county. They are 
first class workmen. 

Sam Forter, corner of Center and Ninth 
streets, is also a good workman and has a 
large share of the city and surrounding 
country patronage. He has lately erected 
a new shop and can always be found at his 
post ready to attend to the wants of his cus- 
tomers. 

Reber & Kasten, blacksmiths and wagon 
makers are located at the corner of Sixth and 
Broadway. 

The livery business is represented by 
John Degnan, of the Sherman House livery 
barn, Wilson & Shepherd, of the Blue Val- 
ley, and William Cottrell who runs the livery 
and feed stables opposite the Sherman house. 

Wilson and Shepherd conduct the larg- 
est and most popular livery in Northeastern 
Kansas, and are gentlemen whom it is a 
pleasure to meet. Their large and commo- 
dious livery and sale stables are situated at 
ihe corner of Broadway and Seventh streets, 
where carriage and saddle horses can be se- 
cured at moderate rates. Their popularity 
is easily accounted for by the fact that their 
horses are handsome and speedy and their 
rigs comfortable and stylish. They board 
horses at reasonable rates, and also ha,ve in 
connection with their establishment and ex- 
tensive purchase and sale department. 

John Degnan, is also one of the well and 
favorably known livery men of the county, 
who buys and sells stock of all kinds in con- 
nection with the livery business, and in social 
and financial circles he is a recognized 
factor. 

Cottrell & Zigler are the proprietors of 
the oldest livery stable in the city. Their 
buggies and teams are all first-class and their 
charges are reasonable. They strive to 
please. 



At the corner of Broadway and Seventh 
streets, Henry Wurth runs a billiard hall. 
He also sells cigars and confections, and a 
few doors west on Broadway we find Charles 
Fischer, who also runs a billiard hall and 
keeps cigars, tobacco and confections. Mr. 
F. calls his place the ''Temperance Hall." 

The coal trade is represented by J. G. 
Ward, late of Topeka, who keeps constantly 
on hand and for sale all kinds and grades of 
coal and wood. His place of business is on 
the corner of Seventh and Center. Mr. 
Ward, although a new man in the city, has 
proven to be a gentleman with whom it is a 
pleasure to deal. 

Physicians. The physicial welfare of 
Marysville and vicinity is looked after by as 
able a lot of physicians and surgeons as are 
to be found in any city of similar size in the 
state of Kansas. Arnong them are men whose 
reputations are not limited by the geograph- 
ical limits of Marshall county, and rank well 
among the leaders of the state, in this noble 
profession. 

Drs. Willson & Julien have an office on 
Broadway, Dr. Hawkins on 9th street. Dr. 
Von Wald, office on 8th street, Dr. A. G. 
Edwards, one door west of postofifice, up 
stairs; Dr. Seaman's office is in his drug store 
on Broadway; Dr. Webster, on 7th street 
near Sherman House; Dr. Dargatz, at his 
drug store on Broadway; Dr. Irving and 
Dr. J. L. Patten, the later treats chronic dis- 
eases only. 

Hover — the artist. The growth of art 
culture and refinement has had its effect up- 
on photography, and the photographer of 
to-day must be a man of large ideas, ability 
and thorough training, to compete with the 
class of men who are now making it an art 
science instead of a mechanical trade. We 
are convinced of this fact it we will look for 
a moment at what constitutes an equipment 
sufficient for the production of an artistic 
photograph. First; the head of such an es- 
tablishment must possess, such perfect knowl- 
edge of his business, that will enable him to 
make a perfectly harmonious picture in light- 
ing and posing, so retouched that all there 
is of character and individuality remains, 
and the blemishes removed and subordinal-t. 



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ed. The v^icture must be printed to show 
up to the best advantage, must be of the 
proper hue or tone, and the final finishing 
neat and workmanlike. Mr. Hover, by pur- 
suing a course on the principles we have indi- 
cated above, now has one of the best galler- 
ies in this part of Kansas and having in his 
studio the finest and latest improvements in 
instruments and other accessories known to 
l)hotography and having made a study of 
the art, is in a position to meet all the re- 
quirements constituting first-class work. 

J. H. Smith. An attractive establish- 
ment is that of J. H. Smith. This studio is 
admirably located on Broadway, and hand- 
somely fitted up. Mr. Smith's pictures are 
noted for delicacy of shading and general 
artistic excellence. Since he started here, 
he has secured public favor and enjoys the 
patronage of the best people. 

Shaner Brothers. The above firm are 
the proprietors of the New York Cash store, 
which is situated two doors west of the Ex- 
change bank. It is simply astonishing how 
cheaply many useful articles can be bought 
at this busy place. They have shirts, braces, 
hammers, hosiery, neck-ties, collars, cuffs, 
and under clothing for men, and hairpins, 
needles, linen collars, under-vests, thread, 
handkerchiefs, dress buttons, hose, etc., for 
women, at prices which are below all compe- 
tition. In their shoe department can be 
found all desirable makes for both women 
and men, at prices ranging from one dollar 
to three dollars and forty-seven cents. 

F. J. Pierce — furniture. As a pioneer, 
an able and experienced furniture dealer 
and funeral director it gives us pleasure to 
make prominent mention of Mr. F. J. Pierce 
whose place of business is on the corner of 
Tenth and Broadway. He carries a well se- 
lected stock of furniture of every description. 
Mr. Pierce w^as born in Utica, New York, in 
1833. He with his parents moved to Illinois 
in 1844, and after Hying in that state for six- 
teen years he moved to Marysville early in 
i860. The war breaking out in 1861 he en- 
listed as a private in the 13th Kansas infantry 
and was honorably discharged at Little Rock 
Arkansas, in 1865. The same year (1865) 
after returning Ironi the war he started in the 



furniture business at his present stand. His 
stock is quite extensive, including as it does, 
a full assortment of everything needed in the 
furniture line. Mr. Pierce enjoys a good 
trade, and his business reputation built up 
during the past twenty-five years, is truly an 
enviable one. His success is already accom- 
plished and well deserved. The Rrue Re- 
puiiLicAN takes pleasure in announcing that 
Mr. Pierce is thoroughly honorable and up- 
right in his dealings with his fellow men. 

Ernst Lange — furniture. Located on 
West Broadway between 6th and 7th streets, 
is the furniture and upholstering establish- 
ments of Mr. Lange. In store he always has 
a large supply of first-class furniture suitable 
for parlor, dining room, hall, bath room, 
etc., and the commoner qualities for kitchen 
and laundry. This gentleman also manufac- 
tures large quantities of desirable furniture, 
such as center and dining tables, secretaries, 
safes, cupboards, sinks, book cases and 
numerous other articles which very materi- 
ally add to make the comfortable home. 

Joseph Grimm — furniture. Opposite the 
Koester block is the furniture store of the 
above named gentleman. His stock of furni- 
ture is perhaps not excelled in the city, for 
elegance and durability. He has furniture 
for the parlor, bed room, kitchen, dining 
room, etc. He has cupboards, sinks, safes, 
hat racks, rolling pins, what-nots, little red 
wagons, hobby horses and baby carriages in 
quantum sufficit. Mr. Grimm is also a 
funeral director of large experience and keeps 
constantly on hand a large supply of coffins 
and caskets. 

James Thompson runs the depot lunch 
counter. 

Dr. Funck and Dr. Hatfield represent 
the dental art. 

C. B. Batterson on North Sixth street 
deals in wind mills and farm machinery. 

R. Campbell, merchant tailor, corner of 
Eighth and Broadway, over the Variety 
store. 

F. G. Powell & Co., are proprietors of 
the variety store, corner of Eighth and 
Broadway. 

John Schmidt, boot and shoe maker can 
be found at the southeast corner of Sixth 
and broadway. 



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J. W. Anderson — Sherman house. An 
elegant hotel and one that is strictly first- 
elass in every particular is the Sherman. 
This house is centrally located, and is neatly 
constructed; its rooms neat and airy, is a 
model for comfort and convenience, and is 
supplied with all the modern impioyements 
for the comfort and safety of its guests. The 
table is supplied with all the choicest dishes 
of the season, and the service is first-class 
in every respect. Mr. Anderson, the pro- 
prietor, is a native of Ohio, was born in 
Coshocton county in 1842. He entered the 
army at the age of nineteen, was a member 
of Company E. i6th Ohio infantry, and was 
honorably discharged in 1864. In 1880 he 
came to Marysville andin 18S5 he purchased 
the Sherman house of G. D. Swearengen, who 
was then proprietor. This house, although 
not as old as others in the city, has the repu- 
tation, and undoubtedly is, the best house in 
the city, and under the management of Mr. 
Anderson, has rapidly gained favor with 
the traveling public. Personally Mr. Ander- 
son is a pleasant gentleman, genial, affable, 
a wide-awake business men, and public 
spirited citizen. 

The Pacific house occupies the build- 
ing known as the Watterson block, and is 
conducted by Mrs. Fitzsimmons and her ac- 
complished daughter Anna. The house is 
first-class and stands well in the estimation 
of the traveling public, and receives a 
goodly share of their patronage. The pro- 
prietress is a lady of large experience in the 
hotel and restaurant business, and fully un- 
derstands all the necessary details to properly 
run a good hotel. 

Tremont house. Under the manage- 
ment of its present proprietor, the ever 
smiling Robert Davis, is fast coming to tlfe 
front. . Bob leaves nothing undone that will 
in any way add to the comfort of his guests, 
and the large number of arrivals each day at 
the Tremont testify to the truthfulness of this 
statement. Believing in the motto of "live 
and let live," Bob has placed the rates with- 
in the reach of all. One dollar per day or 
four dollars per week. 

The Cleveland house situated on West 
Broadway, Charles Toltzien, proprietor, is 



another holstery that is liberally patronized 
by the public. It is a good house, and its 
genial proprietor has hosts of friends. Mr. 
Lee Brown is the gentlemanly clerk who 
looks especially after the comfort of the 
guests of this popular house. 

The legal fraternity. Lawyers are an es- 
sential adjunct to a community, as people will 
fall out and go to law and need the assistance 
of these learned legal gentlemen as often 
and perhaps oftener than they need a physi- 
cian, consequently these gentlemen are 
always in demand. 

Judge Edward Hutchinson was born in 
Pomfret, Chautauqua county. New York, on 
the 23d day of January, 1847, and received 
his academic education at the Fredonia 
academy near his home, while his collegiate 
education was obtained at Adrian College, 
Michigan, where he graduated in 1870. When 
a student there he also attended law lectures 
at the Michigan University in Ann Arbor. 
After his graduating he came to Marysville, 
Kansas, in July 1S70. In October of that 
year, at the first term of court held after his 
arrival in this state he was admitted to the 
bar. His home has ever since been in 
Marysville where he has been actively 
engaged in the practice of his profession, 
with the exception of the term he served on 
the bench of the state. In 1884 Mr. Hutch- 
inson was elected judge of the district court 
for the Twelfth Judicial district, and served 
a full term of four years, retiring with the 
good-will and esteem of his fellow judges 
and the members of the bar with whom he 
he had been brought in contact, and with the 
deserved reputation of an upright and able 
jurist. Before his elevation to the bench, 
Mr. Hutchinson had held minor positions of 
trust and responsibility. He had been jus- 
tice of the peace, city and county attorney, 
and had discharged the duties intrusted to 
him with the fidelity and ability which won 
the good-will of his fellow citizens. Since 
his retirement from the judiciary, Judge 
Hutchinson has resumed the practice of his 
profession in Marysville, and is held in the 

highest estimation and has the confidence o'(i 

, • • >\ 

the entire community. / 



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A. E. Park. One of the recognized law- 
yers of ability in Northeastern Kansas, is A. 
E. Park. He was born in Chautauqua 
county, N. Y., and when but a youth came 
with his parents who settled at Poplar Grove, 
Boone county, Illinois. He attended the 
district school at that place, but completed 
his education at Belvidere, Illinois, and Be- 
loit, Wisconsin. Subsequently he went to 
Rockford and entered the law office of Judge 
Brown, when after completing his studies 
under this able precepter, he passed a rigid 



there are none who will question his ability. 
He is conscientious and conservative in all 
his affairs of life, and many a grievance of a 
client has been settled by his advice without 
going into court. Agreeable and cultivated, 
he is at once the finished lawyer and pleasant 
gentleman. 

VV. A. Calderhead, attorney, was born in 
Perry county, Ohio, and during his early youth 
attended the common schools ot the neigh- 
borhood. Afterwards his family removed to 
New Athens, Harrison county, Ohio, where 



examination before the Supreme Court of as a young man he entered the preparatory 



Illinois at Ottawa, and was licensed to prac- 
tice his chosen profession. Soon afterwards 
he located in Newton, Jasper county, but 
afterwards removed to Olney, in the same 
state, where he attained, and deservedly so, a 
most desirable standing in the ranks of the 
strong legal bar 
of which Olney, 
at that time 
boasted. During 
the early days of 
r e c o nstruction, 
he went south 
and found an 
abiding place in 
Decatur, Ala- 
bama, where he 
interested h i m- 
self in a large 
concern which 
furnished planters, and others, with supplies, 
and trading in cotton, which they shipped to 
the cotton mills and dealers in the north. 
He did not, however, during his residence in 
Alabama, relinquish the practice of law, nor 
his interest in public affairs. As a recon- 
structionist he was elected states attorney, 
but failing health would not permit him to 
qualify. In 1869, he came to Marshall 
county, where he has resided ever since. 
Judge, as his friends are pleased to call 
him, is still in the prime of mental and physi- 
cal manhood, and many years of service are 
still left him. As an advocate, he has no 




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department of Franklin college, of that place, 
but at the end of his first term, when his 
country was calling ior men to defends its 
flag, he enlisted in Company H. ol the 126th 
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in the 
Army of the Potomac for three years. Re- 
turning to his 
home at the 
close of hostili- 
ties, broken in 
health, brought 
about by the ex- 
posure and hard- 
ships incident to 
that terrible cam- 
paign. In 1868, 
Mr. Calderhead 
came west and 
located in Bates 
county, Missouri, 
on the state line near the old trading 
post in Lynn county, Kansas. Whilst re- 
siding there he was married to Miss Mary E. 
Brown, who had been his schoolmate and 
companion in his youth. During this time 
he was engaged in farming and stock feed- 
ing. In 1872 he removed from Missouri to 
Harvey county, Kansas, and settled on a 
claim three miles from Newton. His wife 
dying in 1873 leaving him an infant daughter 
who is now a young lady of good promise, 
and a member of the senior class of the 
Marysville high school. After his bereave- 
ment Mr. Calderhead concluded to quii 



superior, at the Marshall county bar, and in farming, which he did. In this same year he 

the preparation of legal papers, requiring a commenced to read law, not with a view at 

thorough knowledge of the subject in hand, that time, to engage in its practice. Subse- 

and the rules governing their construction, quently, however, he determined to become 



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a lawyer and pursued his studies to that end. 
A fellow student of his, during his prepara- 
tion days, was the Hon. A. J. Abbott, now 
District Judge of the 27th Judicial District 
of Kansas. In the spring of 1875 he was 
admitted to the bar upon an examination 
held before the Hon. S. R. Peters, who now 
represents Kansas in the United States con- 
gress from the 7th Congressional district. 
Later, in 1875, ^^ went to Atchinson, and for 
four years continued the study of his chosen 
profession in the summer, and whilst teaching 
in the winter months. In November, 1879, 
Mr. Calderhead came to Marysville and open- 
ed a law office and embarked in practice. In 
October 188 1, he was united in marriage to 
Miss Alice Gallant, of Vermillion, Marshall 
county, Kansas, and four children have come 
to gladden their home and lives. In 1888 
he was nominated by his party, and in No- 
vember the people of Marshall county elect- 
ed him to the very responsible position of 
county attorney, and he is now serving his 
first term, to the entire satisfaction of his 
constituency and the people at large. Every 
year, save two, since living in Marysville, 
Mr. Calderhead has been called upon at each 
recurring 30th day of May, to speafe of, and 
recount the deeds of glorious valor and achiev- 
ments on the field of carnage of those who 
now sleep a dreamless sleep in the silent city 
on the hill. 

J. M. Patterson, the subject of this 
sketch was born in Adelphi, Ohio, in 1845, 
and spent the early years of his life amid the 
pastorial scenes of his native hamlet. He 
attended the common schools until he had 
arrived at the age of sixteen, when he en- 
tered, as a student in the Ohio University at 
at Athens, and after his graduation from this 
noted institution, he read law with Samuel 
L. Wallace, of Chillicothe, Ohio, who at that 
time was one of the shining lights of the 
Ohio bar. In our interview with Mr. Patter- 
son, he very modestly forbore to speak of the 
fact that when a call was made for volunteers 
in 1861, he was one of the first to offer his 
services to his country. Mr. Patterson came 
to Kansas in 1872, and afterwards to Marys- 
ville. He served three years as deputy 
county clerk, and was elected three success- 



ive terms to the honorable position of the 
Clerk of the District Court, and filed that 
responsible position to the satisfaction of the 
court, the bar and the people who placed 
him there. Joe, as he is familliarly called, is 
a gentleman whom it is a pleasure to know, 
and his many friends throughout the county, 
gladly testify to his honorable methods, and 
genial disposition. 

C. T. Mann. One of the leading mem- 
bers of the Marshall County bar, is Cal. T. 
Mann. 

Glass & Polack are one of the rising 
young law firms in Northeastern Kansas, and 
are destined in the future to take a promi- 
nent position in the legal world. 

W. W. Redmond is also one of the lead- 
ing young lawyers of the county. Mr. Red- 
mond is the present city attorney of Marys- 
ville. 

Hager & Wherry. One of the promi- 
nent business houses in this city, and one 
deserving notice in this review, is that of the 
above named firm. Their business premises 
are very commodious, situated on East 
Broadway, and occupying two large rooms, 
one of which is devoted to the grocery busi- 
ness and kindred branches, and the other 
exclusively to books, stationery, wall paper, 
blank books, printed notes and receipts, and 
the hundreds of other useful articles, only to 
be found in first-class stores of this kind. 
They are gentlemen who devote their time to 
their growing business and study well the 
wants of their trade. 

M. J. Duignan operates a large harness 
shop on Broadway and turns out some fine 
work. He has for sale all the articles that 
are found in a first-class harness shop, and 
the purchaser can find everything he wants 
in this line from a set of harness to a curry- 
comb. He is a live business man and merits 
the success he receives. 

E. P. C. Webster is patentee of the Web- 
ster dehorning chute. There are a large 
number of these chutes in use all over the 
west, and are an invaluable acquisition to a 
stock farm. It is a machine that all ranches 
should possess. Mr. Webster is a thorough 
business man and an energetic, honorable 
citizen. 



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Hon. Perry Hutchinson. One of the 
largest industries in Northern Kansas, is the 
mammoth flouring mills of Hon. Perry 
Hutchinson. In 1864, he built on the east 
side of the Blue river, nearly opposite the 
present mill, a two and a half story frame build- 
ing 22x60 feet. The first floor was occupied 
as a saw mill, and in the second story were 
two run of buhrs where was done custom 
work. This mill was operated by him until 
1867, when it became necessary to build 
a new mill for the purpose of supplying 
the large increase and demand for flour that 
was made on him every day. He therefore 
erected a fine three-story stone structure, 
40x80 feet. There was used in the construc- 
tion of this building, 1,000 perch of stone, 
and when completed there were used five run 
of buhrs, with a capacity of one hundred bar- 
rels per day. This mill is run by water 
power, and the first one was also run by 
water power furnished by the Big Blue river. 
Mr. Hutchinson built his new mills on a high 
elevation of ground on the west side of the 
Blue, and constructed a tunnel from the 
Blue under the mill in order that there skould 
be an inexhaustible supply of water for the 
purpose of operating it to its fullest capacity. 
In 1882, the mill was remodeled and enlarged 
at an expense of $40,000. It turns out about 
three hundred barrels of flour a day, besides 
large quantities of corn meal, bran and 
shorts. It has the reputation of making 
the best flour ot any mill in the state 
of Kansas. Mr. Hutchinson has built A No. 
I grain elevator adjoining his mills, at a cost 
of $25,000, and that is run by water power. 
He pays from one to two cents more a bushel 
■for all kinds of grain than any other grain 
buyer in Marshall county. He has built a 
railroad from his elevator and mills to the 
Grand Island road, at a cost of $15,000, so 
that he could load his corn on the track. He 
buys, feeds and fattens hundreds of head of 
cattle and hogs every year. In the vicinity 
of his mill he owns 600 acres of fine land 
under a high state of cultivation. There is 
erected on the land, a fine palatial residence 
at a cost of not less than $15,000, where Mr. 
Hutchinson and his family now reside. He 
has expended thousands of dollars in beauti- 



fying the grounds, by successfully planting 
out and growing evergreens, forest, firs and 
fruit trees of all kinds. When Mr. Hutchin- 
son came to Kansas, he was comparatively 
a poor man, but through his ability, energy, 
perseverance and his fair dealing with men, 
has amassed quite a large fortune. 

King & Armstrong — sewing machine 
agents. This firm does a large business all 
over the county in the machine line, and all 
goods sold by them are guaranteed to be as 
represented. They are both experienced 
men in the business and can be relied upon 
in their representation of goods. They are 
sole agents for the light running Domestic. 
This machine has a world-wide reputation, 
and no better machines are produced. 

R. N. King — harness. This complete 
harness store is located on Broadway, be- 
tween 7th and 8th streets, and is replete in 
all its branches. Here can be found double 
and single, light and heavy harnesses, sad- 
dles, whips, blankets, brushes, combs, nets, 
halters and the different kinds of oils suitable 
for keeping harness in good shape. Repair- 
ing is also neatly done, as none but first-class 
workmen are employed. He turns out new 
(vork to order on short notice. Mr. King 
has been in business in this city for a num- 
ber of years and is well known throughout 
this neck o' woods for his honest and fair 
dealing with his patrons. He enjoys a large 
trade, and is an active, energetic business 
man, and when he once gets a customer he is 
sure to hold him, as his work and goods are 
always first-class. 

Mark Munson — news stand. A place 
where all the leading daily papers, maga- 
zines and periodicals of any importance are 
found for sale, is a very convenient and im- 
portant factor to any town, no matter how 
small. This branch of business is represented 
in this city by Mark Munson, a young and 
energetic business man. You can find all 
the leading dailies, magazines and novels at 
his place of business, which is located in the 
postofifice room. He also has a fine line of 
stationery, confections, cigars and tobaccos. 
He has made hosts of friends during his 
short business career and is sure to make a 
success. 



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FRANKFORT. 



Historical and Biog-raphical Sketches of 
This Thriving^ City. 



SECOND (BITY OF MARSHALL. 



A Favored Community, Situated in the 
Most Fertile Valley in North- 
eastern Kansas. 



Is located in the south-central part of 
the county on a beautiful slope stretching 
back from the Vermillion, and eighty-seven 
miles west from Atchinson, on the Missouri 
Pacific railway, and twenty-three miles on 
an air line from Marysville, the county seat. 
Situated in the midst of what is acknowl- 
edged as the richest agricultural part of the 
county, and surrounded by a wealthy class of 
farmers, it has advantages possessed by few 
towns in the county. 

SETTLEMENT OF THE VERMILLION VALLEY. 

The following notes of the early settle- 
ment of the Vermillion valley were furnished 
by an old settler of that region, at the risk 
of some slight repetition, since some of the 
individuals here mentioned have been alluded 
to in the general history. In 1865 came the 
first actual settlers in the Black Vermillion 
valley, and among the number coming that 
year was John D. Wells, who afterwards rep- 
resented the fifty-fifth district in the state 
legislature. James Langdon and family also 
settled near the mouth of tbe Vermillion, in 
1855. Speeches made in Appolion hall, late 
in that year, by Horace Greeley, was the in- 
citing cause of the exodus to this region. A 
surveyor named Johnson, accompanied by 
A. G. Barrett, afterwards county treasurer ot 
Marshall county, and others came to this 
valley in May of the same year. Among 
those who settled on the Vermillion in 1856, 
were Hon. A. G. Barrett and family, Hon. D. 
C. Auld and family, and Isaac Walker and 
family. 

In 1867 the Frankfort Town company was 



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organized at Marysville with the following 
members: F. Schmidt, C. F. Koester, J. S. 
Magill, John McCoy, P. H. Peters, John 
Bollinger, Perry Hutchinson, J. Weisback, 
R.. S. Newel and J. E. Smith. In August 
of the same year, the company purchased 
Section 16, Township 4, Range 9, and laid 
out a town-site which was originally called 
Frank's Ford, but soon adopted its present 
continental appellation. On consideration 
of receiving a station, depot and side-track 
the town company gave the Central Branch 
Railroad company one-half of the town-site. 

The railroad came to Frankfort in Octo- 
ber, 1867, and in the fall of the same year the 
depot was erected. Frank Schmidt, R. S. 
Newel and J. S. Magill were the first to erect 
houses, and O. C. Horr established the first 
store, in December 1867. In 1868 a number 
of houses were erected, and among the num- 
ber two were business houses operated by 
Jacob Weisbach and O. C. Horr. The year 
following, the year 1869, decided activity 
was manifested in building operations, nearly 
sixty substantial buildings were put up, and 
among the number a large hotel. Ever since 
that time the town has kept a steady pace of 
improvement and progress and now ranks as 
the second city in the county, being only 
excelled in population by Marysville. 

By request of a petition signed by a ma- 
jority of the legal voters of the town of 
Frankfort a charter was granted July 24, 1875, 
and the town was incorporated as a city of 
the third-class. The. first ciiy election was 
held August 10,1875. The first mayor was 
R. S. Newel. The first school was organized 
in March, 1869 at the house of O. C. Horr. 
In the spring of 1870 bonds to the amount 
of ^1,600 were issued and a frame school 
building 24x40 feet was erected, and was 
used for school purposes until 1880, when it 
was disposed of by the school board and is 
now occupied as a private house. During 
this year a new edifice built of lime stone 
was completed at a cost ^4000. In 1884 an 
addition was made to the main building 
which is used for primary purposes. 

The Frankfort postofitice was first estab- 
lished in 1867, two miles southeast of the 
present town and was called Nottingham with 



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D. C. Auld as first postmaster. He was suc- 
ceeded by O. C. Horr when the office was 
first rtioved into town and name changed to 
its present appellation. 

CHURCHES. 

The Methodist Episcopal was organized 
in the spring of i860 services being held in 
the railroad depot, Rev. S. M. Hopkins was 
the first pastor. 

The Presbyterian church was organized 
under the supervision of Rev. Timothy Hill, 
I. Greenman and wife, S. B. Todd and wife, 
Mrs. Mary Strong and Miss A. I. Greenman, 
F. M. Flemming were its first members. 
For two or three years the school house was 
used as a place of worship. 

LODGES. 

Frankfort Lodge, No. 67, was organized 
March 28, 1868. The first meeting was held 
at the home of A. G. Barrett, at Barrett's 
Station. In the fall of 1869, the lodge was 
moved to Frankfort. 

Vermillion Lodge, No. no, L O. O. F., 
was instituted under dispensation, January 7, 
1874, receiving its charter October, 1874. 

Henderson Post, G. A. R., named after 
R. A. Henderson, the first soldier who fell in 
the war of the rebellion from Marshall county. 
The organization was perfected in April, 1882, 
with eighteen charter members. 

Frankfort Lodge, No. S3, A. O. U. W., 
was organized February 21, 1880. 

Iron Crown Lodge, No. ;^2, K. of P., af- 
fected its organization October 14, 1880, and 
instituted under a charter dated May 18, 
iSSi. 

BUSINESS INTERESTS. 

The business done at Frankfort is simply 
wonderful. The visitor who for the first 
views the elegant business structures that line 
its principal streets will certainly be sur- 
prised; but let him follow the bent of curios- 
ity now aroused, and go into some of these 
establishments and amazement will be written 
in every feature of his face. 

The men who furnish the brains and 
capital to run these great stores are ever upon 
the lookout for bargains, that when once 
secured, are again disposed of to the intelli- 
gent customer, who at once realizes that he 



has had the benefit of their wide experience, 
business tact and square dealing. 

There are no back number business men 
in this town. They are pushing, energetic, 
intelligent and honorable in all their business 
operations. 

Each and every one of them fully under- 
stands the valueof the judicious use of print- 
er's ink, and that the people of this age 
demand that the merchant shall invite them 
to their place of business, and if they fail to 
do so, their competitors certainly will, and in 
that event have lost customers. They can 
always find time to talk advertising to the 
newspaper man. 

The large, clean, well selected and well 
kept stocks in all lines of business, conclu- 
sively show that the 19th century merchant 
has hold of the reins in Frankfort, and the 
"slow old coaches" like the four-wheeled 
ones that used to run from St. Joe to Denver, 
have been relegated, the former to the dime 
museums, and the latter to the wild west com- 
binations ot the land. Frankfort has a popu- 
lation of 1,600 souls whose spiritual needs are 
looked after by a goodly number of churches 
of the different denominations. The schools 
are up to the Kansas standard, and nothing 
better can be said of them. The city has 
been carefully laid out, the streets crossing 
at right angles, and the many handsome and 
comfortable homes that are upon them, sur- 
rounded as they nearly all are by miniature 
parks, presents an exceedingly pleasant view 
to the stranger. 

Situated at the northwest corner of Sec- 
ond street and Kansas avenue are the great 
department stores known throughout the 
county as the "Trade Palace," conducted by 
W. L. Souders. In so short an article as 
these sketches must necessarily be, justice 
cannot be fully done in describing this mam- 
moth concern. The building is an imposing 
structure two stories high with a frontage of 
ninety feet on Second street, and running 
back on Kansas avenue one hundred feet. 
The front is entirely of plate glass and iron. 
The building is divided into three compart- 
ments. The corner room is devoted exclu- 
sively to groceries and provisions, and is well 
filled with all the staple and fancy groceries 



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that can be b()ai2;ht in any market. ]'iy buy- 
ing in large quantitie^s and taking advantage 
of the usual discounts for cash, Mr. Souders 
can make prices on staples that carry convic- 
tion with every quotation. In the middle 
room is located his mammoth stock of 
clothing, boots, shoes and gents' furnishing 
goods. Here the purchaser of ready made 
clothing can find long lines of tables piled 
high with clothing in endless variety, price 
and style. The farmer, the tradesman or 
professional gentleman are alike catered to. 
Even the society swell can find "fits" even to 
the best productions of Pool or Nichols. In 
the third room is the dry goods department, 
and the same magnitude, order and replete- 
ness IS manifested here as in the others. 

Brown &Williams, on the north side of 
Second street near the corner of Kansas 
avenue, conduct a large general store filled 
from threshhold to rear, with every conceiv- 
able article that their trade which reaches 
far and near may desire. 

Adjoining Brown & Williams is the old 
and reliable establishment of O. C. Horr & 
Son. The senior member of this firm, O. C. 
Horr, was the first postmaster of Frankfort, 
and up to the time of his death, which oc- 
curred nearly two years ago, was one of the 
solid and enterprising merchants of Frank- 
fort. The business, however, is still conduct- 
ed under the same firm name, and their 
many patrons when seeking bargains in dry 
goods, clothing, boots, shoes, groceries, etc., 
find a large and comprehensive stock to se- 
lect from. 

Heleker Bros., occu})y a large "L" store 
with an entrance on the south side of Second 
street and the east side of Kansas avenue. 
They deal in general merchandise, and upon 
their sheh es and counters can always be 
found, tempting arrays of seasonable goods; 
upon the tickets that are attached to the 
different articles in the several departments 
are the magic figures, that never fail to make 
the purchaser loosen the grip upon his 
pocketbook, and look no further for the arti- 
cle he may desire. 

Edward Healy & Gano are the propri- 
etors of another large mercantile establish- 
ment and enjoy a good business. 



\Villiam Schmuckcr for twenty-two years 
has been a resident of Fran-kfort, and for a 
number of years has conducted a general 
store on Second street. Mr. Schmucker has 
established a reputation for honesty and fair 
dealing which brings to him a goodly share 
of the trade that seeks Frankfort for its 
market. 

Blodgett & Thomas, in the "Blodgett 
house" block conduct a first-class family 
grocery, and in connection therewith a res- 
taurant, lunch counter and bakery. They 
are also large handlers of country produce 
for which they always pay the highest price. 
Their stock consists in part, of all the well 
known staples and a complete assortment of 
the many different varieties of canned and 
bottled goods. They are pleasant and relia- 
ble gentlemen to do business with, and re- 
ceive, as they fully deserve, a fair proportion 
of the business done in that line. 

Matt McKeon, between First and Second 
streets on the east side of Kansas avenue, 
hangs his banner on the "Outer Wall" pro- 
claiming to all the people of Frankort and 
those who go there to deal, that within his 
great store room he has on sale a full line of 
choice groceries, ready made clothing, boots 
and shoes, hats, caps, notions and sundries. 
Every day is "bargain day" at Matt's place, 
and those who enter there do not leave hope 
behind. 

McCampbell & Swenson occupy the cor- 
ner room in the brick block opposite the 
First Fational bank and conduct a good gro- 
cery, provision and flour store, and are enter- 
prising young business men who are bound 
"to get to the front" as their present and 
growing business fully indicates. 

Mason Bros., conduct the largest furni- 
ture and carpet store in Marshall county, or 
for that matter, Northeastern Kansas. They 
have furniture for the parlor, dining room, 
bed room, library bath room and kitchen in 
bewildering variety. The u])per floor is used 
for the display of their carpets, window cur- 
tains and draperies and finer grades of furni- 
ture. In carpets an attractive display is 
shown in tapestry and body Brussels, Ax- 
rninster, velvet, etc. An elevator connects 
the basement with the upper floors and 



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UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF 



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TWENTV-FIYE YEAI^S EXPEI^IEC0B IN THE HAI^D WHEAT 
SESTIONS OF MINNESOTA ABD DAKOTA, 



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SATISFAGTION GUARAETEED, GIVE ME A GALL. 



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greatly assists in handling tiieir immense 
stock. _ , . 

Geo. F. Poor, opposite the Trade Palace 
deals largely in shelf and heavy hardware, 
tinware, cuttlpry, pumps, iron or wood, paints, 
oils and varnishes, etc. Mr. Poor enjoys a 
large patronage from the farmers in the fertile . 
valley of the Vermillipn, as he deserves to,. 
His stock is full, his methods of doing busi- 
ness correct and his success assured. 

Lewis Isbell is proprietor of the "Half 
Moon" shaving parlor which is a clean and 
•well appointed place, and he who is fortu- 
nate enough to have his, hairsuit appendage , 
removed by one , of his Demascus blades 
manipulated by Lewis' dextrous hand will 
be sure to call again. 

C. J. We.is manufactures harness, saddles 
and deais in trunks, valises etc. 

In every tpwn of, considerable size in the 
country you will find the sign Racket store, 
and in this respect Frankfort is no exception 
to the universal rule. \V. E. Macy is the 
proprietor of the one here and seems to be 
having a fair share of business., 

Leupold & Hughes own and control a 
first-class meat market, and have on hand at 
all times a large supply of freshly »killed beef, 
mutton and pork, which they sell at reasona- 
ble prices. 

The Frankfort mills are npw operated 
by Jonathan Struble, a practical miller from 
Minnesota. The mills are under -the per- 
sonal management of Mr, S., and are rapidly 
growing in the estimation of;.,the farmers- 
tar and near. The machinery that not many 
moons ago was as silent as the grave is now 
"clanking through all th,e live long day," 
not "by the water th^x^ is past," but with the 
water that has been successfully dammed by 
the thorough knowledge he displays in all 
the details of the millirig business. The rule 
at this mill, is to take the .eighth bushel for 
toll, and not to give .the-Tarmer the toll and 
the miller keep the grist. 

Lane & VVells do a large business in 
buying grain and are the proprietors of the 
steam elevator "A," opposite the railroad 
depot. The. storage capacity of this elevator 
is 20,000 bushels, and the daily handling 
capacity is about 6,000 bushels. They al- 



ways pay the highest market price, and those 
who come in contact with them in a business 
way, find them to be agreeable and cultivated 
gentlemen. 

The Westonele company are extensive 
dealers in all kinds of grain and coal. They 
also operate an elevator which has a capacity 
of about 7,000 bushels per day, which is sit- 
uated a short distance west of the depot. Mr. 
Weston is an exceedingly pleasant gentleman 
to do business with and no, doubt when the 
grain season is on he will be, to the front. 

John M. Watson js, one of the pioneers 
of the county. Twenty-five, years ago in 
company with Mr. Wm. Smith, the present 
county treasurer, he walked, from Atchison to 
what is now Wells township, near the present 
site of Barrett's mills on the,.Verraillion river. 
After a residence oif five year^ there, he was 
elected register of deeds of the county. After 
the expiration of his termof office he returned 
again to the pastorial pursuits of his farm of 
five hundred and sixty acres, remaining until 
'iSSo, when he moved to. , Frankfort and en- 
gaged in buying and selling stock. Tiring of 
that occupation he went intp the lumber 
business and now operates,,Qne,of the largest 
yards in the county. Mr,. Watson is one of 
the substantial and enterprisirig business men 
of Frankfort. , , , ,^,t 

The financial institutions of Frankfort 
are all that could be desired.;. The capital is 
ample for even the needs of this busy com- 
• munity. , , 

The' First National bank occupies a 
handsome home on the southeast corner of 
Second street and Kansa,s avenue. The 
building is of pressed brick with cut stone 
caps above the windows. T¥^^ bank was 
originally organized as a state bank, with a 
capital stock of ^50,000, but afterward a re- 
organization was had under, the National 
banking laws", the capital increa,sed to ^100,- 
006. G. F. Walker is presideijt and E. T. 
Peck, cashier. , 

Opposite the First National is situated 
the State Rank of Frankfort, with, a capital of 
$50,000. Chas. Uaugherty, president; P. P. 
Thomas vice-president, and.L., V, McKee, 
cashier. . ., 



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The Blodgett House is the leading hotel 
in Frankfort and enjoys an excellent patron- 
age from the traveling public. C. W. Blod- 
gett, whose smiling face is always behind the 
desk to look after the wants of his guests. 
The bill of fare at the Blodgett, is three 
square meals and a clean bed to sleep in. 

Frankfort has two newspapers, the Sen- 
tinel and Bee, both good papers, and are 
doing valliant work for their city and com- 
munity. 

P. R. Berg, watch maker and jeweler has 
in his store on Second street, a nice assorted 
stock of gold and silver watches, clocks, 
plated ware, spectacles, pins, rings, etc., etc. 
Repairing neatly done. 

A. P. Hampton is proprietor of a large 
hardware on Kansas avenue which is com- 
prehensive in all its departments, and com- 
mands a great share of the trade seeking 
anything in his line. 

Among the best informed and most relia- 
ble druggists and pharmaceutical chemists in 
this city are Colin & Smith, proprietors of 
the Phoenix drug store. The Phoenix is 
handsomely arranged. Here are always kept 
a full line of the purest and freshest drugs 
and family medicines and toilet articles. 

Mrs. L. E. Campbell and Mrs. O. P. 
Ewart are both engaged in the millinery 
business and at their respective stores any- 
thing that our girls may desire in that direc- 
tion may be found at either of the places. 

Taylor & Taylor's is headquarters for 
pure drugs, druggists sundries, notions, toilet 
requisites, wall paper, decorative papers, 
stationary, etc. 

Frankfort house, J. W. McGuinness pro- 
prietor, is a first class hotel and the oldest 
one in Frankfort. Mr. -McGuinness also 
conducts a first-class livery in connection. • 

A. J. Schreiber has an elegant and im- 
mense stock of jewelers goods consisting of 
watches, clocks, jewelry in the newest and 
most elegant designs. 

William Holtham keeps a fine large 
grocery and provision store on Second street 
and enjoys a large and lucrative business. 
His stock is well selected and his prices are 
such as meet the keen competition in this 
market. 



The Reed Implement Co., S. and 
Howard Reed proprietors, are large dealers 
in wagons, buggies, corn shelters and agricul- 
tural implements. Their experience is large 
and so is their trade. 

Edward Crevier manufactures wagons, 
buggies and conducts a general repair -shop. 
Edward is a genial young man and deserves 
to do well at his business. 

Chas. E. McKee conducts a first class 
meat market next door to Wm. Holtham's 
and has on hand at all times fresh and salted 
meats, oysters and fish in their season. 

Isaac Moss and Mr. Osborn conduct 
first class livery establishments and furnish 
to their patrons turnouts at reasonable prices. 

Sylvester & Carter operate a nice restau- 
rant and lunch counter and deal also in con- 
fectionary and foreign and domestic fruits. 

Ben. Bonnell, general blacksmith and 
proprietor of feed store. Feed ground to 
order. 

J. M. Shumate, auctioneer; twenty years 
experience. Will cry sales in town or coun- 
try. Office over First National bank. 

The legal fraturnity is represented by 
Gregg & Gregg, G. E. Scoville, J. B. Vom- 
vliet and S. D. McKee. 

The desciples of Esculapius are W. D. 
Whiterker, M. A. Brawley and J. C. Birdsell. 

Benjamin McElroy, leading dealer in 
books, stationery, wall paper, glassware, 
notions, cuttlery, tinware and general variety 
stock. 

G. A. A. Deane, proprietor, and Charles 
Hill, manager of Shadeland Stock Farm, 
Frankfort, Kansas. High bred and reliable 
roadsters, young trotting stallions, brood 
mares, colts and fillies always on hand. Will 
pasture mares during the season for $2 per 
month. Where grain is furnished, $2 addi- 
tional will be charged. 

This is par excellent the poor man's 
country, although there are rare opportuni- 
ties for capitalists to make investments which 
pay large and quick returns. More than 
fifty per cent, of the present population began 
life in this state poor. Conditions are favor- 
able. The open prairie invites settlement. 
Farms are opened up in a year, and the first 
two or three erops frequently pay for the 



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whole tract. Thousands ot our most sub- 
stantial farmers and business men began with 
next to nothine;. Taxes are low. No so 
with the southern part of the state. Why? 
During the unhealthy boom of property in 
that part of the state the price of property 
was advanced tar beyond what it was actually 
worth. Towns vied with each other for new 
railroads, voting heavy bonds at ^4,000 per 
mile. Pay day must and will come. After 
the un-natural, inflated booms there is 
always a reaction and it is coming. 



^-THE BLODGETT HOUSE,^^ 



G, W. BLODGETT, PI^OPRIETOR, 



First-class In Every Respect. 

FUpiTURE, ^ 0ARPETS 

AND UI2DB!^TAKINQ. 



The people realize that the way to 
save money is to buy their 



Furniture, Carpets, Windowshades, &c., 



MASON BROTHERS, 

Frankfort, Kansas. 



•#-Laro;est Stock and Lowest Prices.-^ 



McKEE & PIERSON, 

RICAL ESTATE DEALERS. 

In no branch of business is accurate in- 
formation and honest dealing so indispens- 
able to successful operations as in dealing 
with real estate. It is possible to boom cer- 
tain properties or investments by a system of 
dishonest advertising and in other ways, and 
deceive a class of people who are easily 
duped by the dazzling array of profits held 
up to their view. On the other hand dealers 
who are actuated by honest motives and pos- 
sess a large experience in values, will never 
resort to trickery or false representations in 
theiv dealings, because they know that by 
such a course they cannot secure confidence 
which is the successful man's strong tower, 
and the volume of iheir transactions is mate- 
rially increased if their aim be to give their 
customers all the advantage possible, and 
this is more particularly the case with those 
dealers who are handling capital for others. 
Messrs. S. D. McKee and C. H. Pierson, the 
subjects of our sketch, have had ample expe- 
rience and have actively engaged in real 
estate business for a number of years, and 
have made a careful study of the valuation of 
city, town, farm or other properties. Having 
enjoyed a residence here upwards of fifteen 
years and owned property to a large exten 
they have watched the growth and develo 
ment of Frankfort and the Vermillion Vail' 
and have made themselves the possessors^ 
actual information regarding actual valu'^ 
while making no other section a special 
Their office is centrally located over th 
State Bank of Frankfort, and they are full of 
information regarding real estate matters, 
which they freely dispense to those who are 
seeking information with a view to invest- 
ment. Being gentlemen of the strictest pro- 
bity they enjoy the confidence of a large and 
constantly increasing patronage both at home 
and abroad. They also negotiate loans, col- 
lect rents, pay taxes, look up titles. Parties 
desiring to place money in safe and profitable 
investments cannot do better than conscil^, 
with McKee «Sr Pierson, from whom they can 
obtain reliable information and which they 
will always be glad to give. Their references 
are of the very highest character. 



ne 



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SUMMERFIELD, 



One of the Leadino^ Cities of Marshall 



AI? IMPOI^TART,, BUSINESS, 0EETER. 



Beautiful Homes, Laro-e Stores, Ener- 

p^etic Business. Men.-- A Place 

to Live and be Happy. 



Less than sixteen months ago, where 
now is located the' magic city of Summer- 
field, were fields of growing corn. What a 
change is seen to-day! One would think 
that the fabled God, Midas, had forsaken the 
shops of Alchemy in Ancient Greece, and 
instead of turning the baser metals into gold 
had changed his occupation and by one 
sweep of his wonderful wand over this sun 
caressed prairie, had commanded a city to 
grow. 

Here where a little while ago the sturdy 
farmer was contentedly following the lister 
and perhaps confidently expecting a boun- 
tiful return from the seed he was planting, 
stands the ■ 

MAGIC CITY OF SUMMERFIELD, 

The most lusty infant in this, the greatest 

^•sery (Kansas) of incorporated prpdi- 

^}s. It never suckled at the breast of wet 

rse real estate sharp — no town-site mag- 

Ftes were present at its christening. Hope 

/as the Godfather and succes pushes its 

baby carriage. 

Its citizens are united in every move 
that tends to advance its intersts. The 
pessimest finds no habitation among these 
busy, energetic, progressive and happy peo- 
ple, and the loafer has long since left for 
other fields of leisure. 

The future of Summerfield is bright be- 

ond the wildest dreams of its founders, and 

speak of her in five years, probably, would 

.equire the descriptive genius of the dead 

Dickens or the living Bellamy. 



The hundreds of farms which surround 
Summerfield are not excelled anywhere on 
earth. These beautiful, undulating, mammoth 
gardens greet the mornin^g sun with a smile 
and like our typical f|.ower unbears their 
bosoms to his gentle rays during all the time 
that "Phseton is whipping him into the west," 
and then when night comes on, gently awaits 
the coming of "Heaven's teardrops--the dew," 
and then nature with all her elements, except 
light and heat an work, nourishes the seed 
planted by him who fills man's most honored 
position — a tiller of the soil — sleeps and per- 
chance dreams of how McKinley's tariff bill 
will help him. 

The schools are all that the intelligent 
school board, by the judicious exercise of 
their power could make them, and the large 
and commodious building which occupies a 
commanding site overlooking the city, will 
in the near future be enlarged to double its 
present capacity. 

The desciples of Calvin have built for 
themsQlyes in a beautiful grove, "God's first 
temples," a house of worship that would do 
credit to a city of ten thousand inhabitants. 
The followers of Wesley have concluded 
that the faithful of their belief shall have a 
home, and before the summer ends, a hand- 
gome church will have been erected. The 
Catholics have also completed the necessary 
arrangements whereby they will at once 
comrnence the erection of a beautiful struc- 
ture 40x80 feet to cost about eight thousand 
dollars. 

The business done by the Kansas City, 
Wyandot and Northwestern railway at Sum- 
merfield is only exceeded at only one other 
point along the line. The tourists, investors 
or home seeker, cannot help when ap- 
proaching this growing business community, 
but be impressed with its promise of future 
greatness. Here dwell in active, energetic 
harmony six hundred people. 

A three story building, the ground floor 
of which is to be used for manufacturing pur- 
poses, and the second and third floors for 
office and lodge rooms, is now in course of 
erection. 



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Anotlier, and a most desirable addilion 
to the town's industries, is the assured buikl- 
ing within the next ninety days of a large 
elevator with a greater capacity than any 
other on the Kansas City, Wyandott & 
Northwestern railway, except those at the 
Kansas City end. 

The following is a brief description of 
business interests: 

Cunningham & Mohrbacher conduct a 
general mercantile establishment and may 
pertinently be classed with the leading com- 
mercial establishments of the county. These 
gentlemen are both young men and are 
closely identified with the best interests of 
Summerfield, and are indomitable workers 
for its certain success as a great commercial 
center. Their salesrooms are commodious, 
and their shelves are replete with every con- 
ceivable article that can be asked for. Both 
gentlemen are men of experience and are 
highly esteemed in commercial circles. The 
senior member of the firm is the mayor of 
Summerfield, and wears the honors conferred 
upon him with grace and dignity. They are 
also the special agents for the McCormick 
and Esterly harvesters. 

Smiley & Lock Brothers, also conduct 
a large general mercantile establishment. 
They are men of active go-ahead tendencies 
and as such are certain of continued pros- 
perity. They carry a large assortment of 
general dry goods, notions, boots, shoes, etc. 
They carry lines invoicing ;^8,ooo, and the 
aggregate sales of last year footing nearly 
$30,000. Wideawake, energetic, and pos- 
sessed of excellent judgment, these gentle- 
men are building up an everlasting business. 

H. H. Lourey & Co. Among the popu- 
lar and progressive business firms of this city, 
that of H. H. Lourey & Co., take a conspicu- 
ous stand. Their place of business is centrally 
located on Main street, and the building is 
commodious and well stocked with a full 
line of dry goods, groceries, notions and fur- 
nishing goods. The members of this firm 
are thorough business men and gentlemen 
with whom it is a pleasure to meet and do 
business with. 



J. H. Moore «S; Son. No mercantile 
pursuit demands in its conduct the exercise 
of riper judgment, or requires more varied 
qualifications than the retail general mer- 
chant. These are the qualities which charac- 
terize the proprietors of this well known es- 
tablishment who stand in the front rank of 
active and energetic merchants of Marshall 
county. The premises occupied by them in 
conducting their large business, are ample in 
dimensions and the large line of general mer- 
chandise they carry is arranged in an ex- 
ceedingly attractive and neat manner, mak- 
ing throughout a rich and beautiful display. 
The stock embraces dress materials from the 
cheapest dress goods to the most expensive 
and superb silk, satin and velvet fabrics. 
This house was one of the first to locate in 
Summerfield. 

Swartout, Smith & Son. This reliable 
and well known emporium of dry goods, 
groceries, clothing, millinery and fancy 
goods, has enjoyed a most prosperous exis- 
tence in Summerfield, and its able and enter- 
prising proprietors are not too highly compli- 
mented as well as congratulated for the suc- 
cess that has crowned their well directed ef- 
forts. Their store room is well adapted for the 
use intended, and has handsome show win- 
dows for the display of goods; the interior 
being tastefully and appropriately arranged 
for the accommodation of customers and the 
convenient handling of their large and choice 
stock. The firm carry a most complete 
stock in their line and control a wide and 
influential trade. They are held in high 
estimation in commercial circles for their un- 
swerving honor and integrity and their prom- 
inent establishment gives every promise of a 
successful future. 

The Summerfield State Bank was estab- 
lished shortly after the town's birth and is 
now ranked with the most substantial of the 
agencies providing the community with finan- 
cial accommodations. It has ample capital 
and has among its correspondents some of 
the largest banks of the country. The 
management of this institution is en- 
trusted, to men of ability and experience. 
Frank Thomann is president, S. L. Davis, 



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vice-prisident; George Hibbard, cashier, and 
Ira Wells, a most genial young man is as- 
sistant cashier. The business of this bank is 
conducted according to the most improved 
methods of equity and commercial integrity. 
The president and cashier are gentlemen 
whose ability and experience renders them 
eminently well qualified for the high and 
responsible position which they hold. 

No city in Marshall county can boast of 
a more intelligent and thoroughly educated 
class ofpharmacists than Summerfield. Prom- 
inent among these is the firm of Wuester & 
Thomann. Their business premises are cen- 
trally located and are commodious and are 
fitted up with much elegance and good taste. 
It is filled to repletion with a choice stock of 
pure fresh drugs, all the proprietary medicines 
of known virtue, druggist's sundries, toilet re- 
quisites, wall paper, books, stationery, clocks 
and fancy articles. In the prescription line, 
Messrs. Wuester and Thomann have achieved 
an enviable reputation, both among the medi- 
cal fraternity and the community at large. 
Everything in this department is pre- 
pared under the immediate supervision of 
Mr. Wuester or Mr. Thomann, individual 
members, in the most careful manner. They 
conduct their business according to the 
strictest principles of commercial integrity. 
Messrs. Wuester and Thomann are pleasant 
and affable gentlemen and well merit the 
large patronage they are favored with. 

J. H. Murphy also conducts a drugstore 
which is complete in all its branches. Mr. 
M. is also a practicing physician and has the 
confidence of those with whom his profes- 
sional engagements bring him into contact. 

E. Baringer — groceries. The above 
is one which all classes of a community are 
appealed to for support, uniting as it does 
both the luxuries and necessaries of life in 
its daily distribution, and is one of the abso- 
lutely indispensible commercial activities. 
Among the neat and attractive stores 
dealing in groceries, queensware, notions, 
etc., is that of E. Baringer. Mr. Baringer 
carries a very fine and select assortment of 
staple and fancy groceries, sugar, tea, coffee, 
pickles, canned goods and a good assortment 
of queensware, lamps etc. Mr. Baringer is 



an experienced hand at his business, and a 
thorough system of honest energy and enter- 
prise, has succeeded in building up a lucra- 
tive trade. 

Welsh & Brady — General Merchandise. 
Among the many prominent business firms 
here is the general store of Welsh & Brady. 
Here one can find almost anything needful. 
Within their doors you can find a choice as- 
sortment of dry goods, boots and shoes, gents 
furnishing goods and staple articles in the 
grocery line. The firm do a large business 
and the executive ability of the individual 
members of the firm is undisputed and 
they rank high in their line. Personally, 
they are respected for their staunch integrity 
and business habits. 

C. J. & J. C. O'Neil— Department 
stores. A class of industry, wherein the 
dealer must possess a great amount and 
variety of information, coupled with a fine 
and discriminating judgment, is that of the 
keeper of a great department store. A firm 
possessing these qualities enumerated above, 
also executiye ability and energy, is that of 
C. J. & J. C. O'Neil. Their large and well 
arranged store rooms are filled from front to 
rear with hardware, woodenware, furniture, 
harness, pictures and picture frames, 
agricultural implements, etc., etc. This is 
one of the largest concerns in northeastern 
Kansas and the equitable and fair manner in 
which it is conducted has brought to it a 
very large and lucrative patronage. They 
also operate a large grain elevator at this 
point and one at Beattie. The Messrs. 
O'Neil are gentlemen that are highly regard- 
ed in commercial circles for their many ster- 
ling and honorable traits so essential to hon- 
orable success. 

Fleming & Adams. The rapid and al- 
most unparalleled amount of building in 
this city and surrounding country the past 
sixteen months has made the lumber and 
building material business one of the most 
important in the community, and large 
shipments of lumber, sash, doors and blinds 
are almost daily received from the lumber 
districts. A majority of the buildings are of 
the better class, requiring a high grade of 
material in their construction. Messrs. 



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Fleming & Adams, successors to Russell & 
Schutt, are experienced lumber men and 
have extensive yards near the railway depot. 
Their carefully selected stock of lumber em- 
braces everything that enters into the build- 
ing business and is of the best grades to 
meet the demand for first-class material. 
Their stock is very extensive and in addition 
to their lumber interests they carry large 
quantities of brick, lime, sand, stucco, coal 
and fence posts. The firm are well known 
and enjoy the confidence of builders and 
contractors, and they devote their entire 
time to business, and their aim is to retain 
the reputation they have established in their 
business career by keeping their stock up, in 
every particular to the highest grade and 
completeness. 

E. M. Miller also conduets a lumber 
business and has a large yard well stocked 
with every kind of lumber that enters into a 
building. Mr. Miller is a gentleman of fine 
business attainments and deserves the best 
success in his line. 

The Misses Moriarity and Creevan con- 
duct a large millinery and dressmaking es- 
tablishment, and carry a large stock of those 
beautiful creations called hats and bonnets 
which the feminine heart so dearly loves. 
Everything in their stock is in faultless taste, 
and is arranged to the best advantage. They 
are both skillful trimmers who have served 
a long apprenticeship in their business. 

Mrs. Annie E. Siddle is also proprie- 
toress of another similar establishment, and 
has on exhibition in her store many new and 
tasty designs in woman's headgear, and dis- 
plays on her counters and shelves a well 
selected stock of general millinery. 

Mohrbacker Bros. — Photographes. While 
bearing the necesary burdens of life we all 
seek some hour of rest and pleasurable rec- 
reation. Some pursue one kind of amuse- 
ment and some another; all however, inherit 
an intuitive love, to a greater or less extent 
for the beautiful, and where our means of 
drinking in the beautiful in nature are lim- 
ited, we appeal to the skilled hand of art to 
draw pictures of nature to supply the want. 
The perfection in the art of photographing 
to which artists have attained is extremely 



marvelous and has been reached only by 
long years of study and experience. And 
now, to sit in a parlor and with a stereopti- 
con and set of views to feast ones eyes and 
mind on, the verdant beauties of the land- 
scape and picturesque wonders of mountain 
scenery, to look up these towering cliffs so 
rugged, so awe-inspiring that you imagine 
yourself being drawn upward towards the 
pinacle of the real scene — it is a delight and 
a gratification beyond the power of words to 
express. Then the photograph of ourselves 
and children, our parents, our sisters, or per- 
haps some other fellows sister. Our home 
circle, our home is a joy forever. Promi- 
nent among those who have chosen this fine 
art as their avocation are Mohrbacker Bros., 
and their patrons are always well pleased 
with the excellent quality of their work. 

G. C. Moore — restaurant. "But where 
is the man who can live without dining?" 
querries Owen Meredith, and even the gaunt 
way-worn tramp is constrained to lean against 
the gate-post and question ''where?" The 
above popular eating house is one of the best 
anywhere, and regular meals are served 
quickly, cleanly and cheaply. A lunch at 
this house is evidence of Mr. Moore's good 
management. Mr. Moore carries a fine line 
of confectionery, tobacco and cigars. 

W. A. Huston, also operates a restaurant 
where the inner man can be regaled with all 
the delicacies of the season. This restaurant 
has by its attractive appearance and the ex- 
cellence of its tables, secured a liberal pat- 
ronage. Mr. Huston is fast gaining in popu- 
larity by the excellence of his management. 
He is an affable and pleasant gentleman. 

August Eisenbach — bakery and dining 
room. An active industry and one that adds 
largely to the commercial interests of the city 
is that conducted by August Eisenbach, and 
the gentleman assur«ed the writer that he re- 
ceives as he justly deserves to, an extensive 
patronage from the good people of Summer- 
field. In addition to the bakery, he carries 
a full line of candies, confectionery, fruits and 
serves meals and lunches. Mr. Eisenbach is 
a straight-forward business man and a reli- 
able and public spirited citizen. 



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Weston & Shadely, hardware, tinware 
and stove dealers, carry a large stock in the 
different branches. We had not the pleasure 
of meeting either of the gentlemen conduct- 
ing this promising business and are therefore 
unable to say as much about them as we de- 
sire to. 

Myers & Miller — meat market. These 
gentlemen conduct an industry which sup- 
plies the wants of all classes of people, and 
one which all are appealed to support. 
These gentlemen are large dealers and carry 
a full line of fresh, smoked and salt meats, 
and fish, oysters and game in season. They 
are full of energy and perseverence, coupled 
with a thorough system of honest dealing, 
have secured a large and liberal trade. 

J. J. Nichols — hardware. In this review 
of Summerfield's business interests we should 
signally fail in our purpose if prominent men- 
tion was not given to the hardware business 
of the above named gentleman. Mr. Nichols 
carries a large stock of heavy and shelf hard- 
ware, including pen and pocket cuttlery in 
endless variety. Mr. Nichols' businsss house 
was the first erected in this town, and he is 
perhaps its oldest merchant. In the same 
block he conducts a large livery business and 
has for hire, riding horses, single and double 
rigs. His horses are mettlesome and his 
carriages and buggies are new and first-class. 

Charles Usher is proprietor of another 
livery barn and has a number of good horses 
and vehicles to let at reasonable rates. He 
also takes horses to board. 

C. W. Washington — barber. We take 
pleasure in speaking of this well regulated 
shaving emporium and its gentlemanly and 
accomplished assistant. The rule at this 
place is keen razors, clean towels and atten- 
tive workmen. We speak from experience, 
having enjoyed the luxury of a shave in Mr. 
Washington's place. 

John Martin operates another barber 
shop and in connection a confectionery es- 
tablishment, Mr. Martin is also an officer of 
the law, and the day of our call at his place 
he was absent in the country on official busi- 
ness. 

W. H. Smith conducts a variety store 
and a neat and attractive place it is. It is 



astonishing how much one can buy at this 
place for one dollar. 

T. Hutton is a pleasant and agreeable 
gentleman who runs a blacksmith and repair 
shop. He also makes a specialty of horse- 
shoeing. 

Henry Maitland — real estate. A real 
estate man who deserves special mention is 
the gentleman named above. He is an old 
hand at the business. His career has been a 
very successful one, and deservedly so, inas- 
much as he has made it a rule not to over- 
estimate value to his purchasers; never to 
misrepresent in the least. He has on his 
books a fine lot of property with which in- 
vestors should familiarize themselves. He 
also writes fire and tornado insurance. 

During our short stay in Summerfield we 
had the pleasure of making the acquaintance 
of Dr. Wm. Johnson, an old practitioner who 
previous to locating here practiced his time- 
honored profession in Nebraska. The Doc- 
tor enjoys the confidence of the entire com- 
munity who have unbounded faith in his 
knowledge, skill and integrity. His office is 
in the drug store of Wuester & Thomann. 

Jacob Hoffman — billiard parlor. This 
place is conducted as all billiard and 
pool rooms should be. No miners are per- 
mitted to toy with the fascinating spheres, 
neither is loud, boisterous, profane or inde- 
cent language permitted. Mr. Hoffman en- 
forces the rules of his house, which is in every 
respect a model one. 

Burnett House. This commodious hotel 
is now owned and controlled by J. M. Welsh, 
who gives to every detail ot its management 
his personal attention. Everything here is 
first-class. The table is bountifully supplied, 
the service good, and bedrooms and beds all 
that could be desired. 

M. W. Terry, attorney and councellor at 
law, looks after the legal business in Summer- 
field. He is a thorough and concientious 
student of Blackstone and Kent, and gives 
every proper attention to his clients' inter- 
ests. He also looks after collections and 
renders perfect satisfaction in every case. 

Wm. Kennemur does plain and decora- 
tive paper hanging and charges moderate 
prices for first-class work. 



BLUE RAPIDS. 



A Charm i no- and Beautiful City In a 
Lovely Location. 



THE "GEM 0ITY" ON THE BLUE. 



Located on Two Railroads.— liandsome 

Homes in the Choicest Portion 

of Marshall County. 



This beautiful and picturesque city is 
located about three miles below the junction 
of the Big and Little Blue rivers, ninety-fiv£ 
miles west of Atchison. It has two railroads 
the Central Branch of the Missouri Pacific 
and the Union Pacific, called the Blue Valley 
road. The town-site is laid off on a beauti- 
ful level slope south and east of the river 
about one-half mile with the two roads run- 
ning one on each side of it. The river at this 
point is skirted with heavy belts of timber 
forming a background of exceptional beauty. 
It is acknowledged as being the most beauti- 
ful and picturesque city in the county or for 
that matter, of any town on the Blue river. 

Since Blue Rapids came into existence 
it has been note I throa.^hout the state for 
its superior water power, and has been 
termed by some enthusiastic writers as the 
''Lowell of Kansas." With its fifteen hun- 
dred horse power, its fine dam, its two span 
iron bridge and its numerous building sites 
for mills and factories, it may in a few years 
be justly entitled to that appellation. 

In the fall of 1869 a preliminary meeting 
of those interested in Kansas, was held at 
Le Roy, Genessee county, New York. At a 
later meeting held in Batava, New York a 
colony was organized with the following offi- 
cers: Rev. C. F. Mussey, president; T. Hol- 
brook, vice-president; S. H. Parmalee, treas- 
urer; C. J. Brown, secretary. A locating 
committee was then sent out, who after spend- 
ing considerable time looking over different 
parts of the state finally decided on the pres- 
ent town-site of Blue Rapids. During the 



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winter of 1869-70, the colony numbering 
about fifty families came out and immediately 
commenced improvements. A town-site of 
287 acres embracing the water power privi- 
leges was purchased of R. S. Craft and others 
at a cost of ^15,000. 

Among the members of the original col- 
ony, and a greater part of whom located here 
were: S. H. Parmalee, T. Holbrook, M. T. 
Coe, R. Robertson, D. Fairbanks, S. Smith, 
J. T. Smith, H. S. Hulbert, J. B. Wynant, C. 
J. Brown, C. E. Olmstead, G. R. Brown T. F. 
Hall, J. B. Brown, J. L. Freeland, J. V. Coon 
R. S. Craft, John McPherson,, J. E. Ball, Y. 
Douglass, H. A. Parmalee, J. Yurann, V. R. 
North, H. Woodard, E. L. Storte, J. S.Fisher. 
C. F. Rodel, C. F. Mussey and others. 

Improvements were carried on on an 
extensive scale. The water power was sur- 
veyed by a competant engineer and found to 
possess manufacturing facilities of over 1,500 
horse power. At a point where the rapids 
commence, the current of the river strikes an 
abrupt rock bluff on the right bank about 
forty feet high, the river there turns to the 
left and ripples over a solid rock bottom for 
a distance of 800 feet. At the above bluff 
the town comapny constructed the dam run- 
ning over the lime rock bed to the opposite 
shore. The dam is constructed of cut stone 
sunk into and keyed into the solid rock 
which affoards great strength. A Kings 
tubular bridge was completed in the spring 
of 187 1. Each town lot was sold or distrib- 
uted on the fixed condition that it was never 
to hold the foundation for a grog shop or a 
gambling house of any kind. 

H. A. Parmalee and Yates Douglass 
established the first general stores in 1870. 
A. W. Stevens followed with the first drug 
store. W. H. Goodwin was the first to rep- 
resent the profession of law. Dr. R. A. Wells 
was the first doctor to locate permanently in 
the place. The manufacture of brick com- 
menced in May, 1872, by a Mr. Seip. Miss 
Lottie Hoit and Rev. J. Williams were the 
first couple married in Blue Rapids. The 
first birth was that of a child of a Mr. Van 
Dusen, .a member of the town company in 
August, 1870. The first death on the town- 



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site was Mary, the wife of H. S. Hulbert, in 
the summer of 1870. 

On the arrival of the colony at Blue 
Rapids, as there was no buildings on the 
town-site with the exception of a small stone 
structure, erected years before, a large two- 
story building was erected by the colonists 
and termed by them "Colonial Hall," but by 
the "natives" or old settlers the "Ark." This 
building was used by the colonists until other 
buildings could be erected, and in it was held 
the first religious services and the first school. 
All public meetings were held there, and at 
one time a portion of it was used as a hotel. 

Blue Rapids was incorporated accord- 
ing to the laws of the State of Kansas as a 
city of the third-class, March 20, 1872. The 
first election was held in Colonial Hall, April 
2, 1872. 

The first city officers were C. E. Olra- 
stead, mayor; D. Mimiuni, J. E. Ball, H. 
Armstrong, John McPherson and B. Wynant, 
councilmen; C. E. Olmstead, police judge; C. 
J. Brown, clerk; J. L. Freeland, treasurer, and 
E. Colmstock, marshal. 

The first school in the vicinity of Blue 
Rapids, was taught by Lucy A. Palmer in 
November, 1861. The school numbering 
twenty- five scholars was held in a private 
dwelling one-half mile west of the present 
town-site. 

The First Presbyteriari church was or- 
ganized May I, 1870; there were twenty-three 
members, and the first services were held in 
Colonial Hall. Rev. C. F. Mussey was the 

first pastor. 

The Congregational church was organ- 
ized January i, 1872, with twenty members. 
Rev. S. A. Van Dyke being the first pastor. 

The Baptist church association was or- 
ganized December i, 1872, by Rev. Gates, 
with twenty-three members. 

The Methodist Episcopal church was 
partially organized in the winter of 1870-71, 
by Rev. M. D. Tenny, with sixteen members. 

The above organizations now have beau- 
tiful church structures of their own, which 
adds materially to the beauty of the city, and 
which speaks volumes for the morality and 
sobriety of its citizens. 

There are two cemetery associations in 



the city. The Prospect Hill Cemetery asso« 
ciation, incorporated June 17, 1879, with the 
following charter members, who also consti- 
tuted a board of directors: R. S. Craft, T. 
F. Hall, Ed. W. Wynant, John Brown and 
William Coulter. At the first regular meet- 
ing R. S. Craft was elected president; T. F. 
Hall, vice-president; E. W. Wynant, secretary 
and treasurer. A tract of land one and one- 
half miles north of the city was purchased 
and improvements made. The cemetery is 
beautifully located. 

The Blue Rapids Cemetery association 
was incorporated with a capital stock of 
$1,000 July 4, 1879, ^^'i'^^^ ^^^^ following char- 
ter members: F. Cooley, C. A. Freeland, 
M. C. Holm, W. A. Barrett and J. D. Fields, 
F. Cooley was elected president; W. A. Bar- 
rett, vice-president; C. A. Freeland, treas- 
urer and M. C. Holm, secretary. A site of 
ten acres located in the northeast part of the 
city was purchased during the same year. 

The Ladies' Library Association. In 
1874 the ladies of Blue Rapids conceived 
and carried out the plan of establishing a 
circulating library. In May of the same 
year an incorporated association was per- 
fected, with the following officers: Mrs. J. 
E. Ball, president; Mrs. J. S. Wright, vice- 
president; Mrs. C. E. Tibbetts, recording 
secretary; Mrs. M. E. Reed, corresponding 
secretary; Mrs. C. F. Rodel, treasurer; Miss 
Lizzie B. Hall and Miss Mary Wright, libra- 
rians. Board of directors: Mesdames Hall, 
Stocks, McPherson, Beach and Sweetland. 
Books were contributed and purchased, and in 
a few months a neuclus was formed for a library 
that gave gratifying results. The library was 
thrown open to the public for the first time 
June 27, 1874, it then occupying a part of 
D. W. Hinman's store. During the same 
year efforts were inaugurated toward the 
erection of a library building. Through the 
liberality ot C. E. Olmstead and others, 
funds were raised and building operations 
commenced. In 1877, the building, a two 
story stone structure 24x40 feet was com- 
pleled at a cost of about $4,000, and stands 
to-day, as a monument of the laborious but 
praisworthy efforts of the ladies of the City 
of Blue Rapids. 



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The first banking house was established 
in May 1871, and operated by Ohnstead, 
Freeland & Co. 

There is one newspaper in the city, The 
Times. In the latter part of June, 1876, \V. 
P. Campbell and C. E. Tibbetts purchased 
the material of the Netawaka Herald and re- 
moved it to Blue Rapids, where, on the 4th 
of July, 187 1, they issued the first number of 
the Blue Rapids Times. On the 8th of July, 
1872, Campbell sold his interest to Frank 
Hall, who remained in the concern but a few 
weeks, when he retired leaving Mr. Tibbetts 
sole proprietor. The latter conducted the 
paper until October, 1877, when E. M. Brice, 
of Ohio, became a partner, and on the 3d 
•^day of October, 1877, Mr. Tibbetts retired, 
leaving Mr. Brice in the office, which at the 
present time he still controUs. Mr. Brice 
has added largely to the material, among 
other things, a power press and steam en- 
gine, and his paper now ranks among the 
best weeklies in Northeastern Kansas. 

In 1859, a postoffice was established with 
William Thompson as postmaster. Mr. 
Thompson remained in the office three years, 
and was succeeded in 1862 by D. Palmer. 
In 1865, Miss Emma Lee received the ap- 
pointment of postmistress, but remained in 
office only six months, when she resigned 
in favor of S. Craft, who after a short 
period turned the office over to John Weber. 
During Weber's term, i86g, the office was 
discontinued. When the Genesee colony 
came out and located a town-site the postof- 
fice was re-established in the spring of 1870, 
with S. H. Parmalee as postmaster. Mr. 
Parmalee was succeeded in 1875 by C. E. 
Tibbetts, then editor of the Times. In 1876, 
Mr. Tibbetts resigned. In December of that 
year, A. J. Loomis was appointed and held 
the office up to the time of Cleveland's ad- 
ministration, when Wm. Thompson, being a 
democrat was again installed as postmaster. 
In 1889 when Harrison was inaugurated and 
the republicans took the reins of government, 
Thomas E. Marcy was appointed postmaster. 

In 1872, a four-story woolen mill, 40x80 
feet was completed and supplied with neces- 
sary machinery at a cost of ;^5o,ooo. On 
inducements offered by the Town Company, 



Messrs. Cook & Chandler, of the VVathena 
woolen mills, transferred their interests to 
this place and immediately commenced 
operations with a force of torty-five hands. 
In 1874, owing to the financial difficulties, 
the firm was compelled to make an assign- 
ment. In the fall of 1870, the woolen mills 
were purchased by the Buell Manufacturing 
company, of St. Joseph, Missouri, who started 
the mill and run it to its full capacity until 
December, 1879, when it was destroyed by 
fire. It was immediately rebuilt and remod- 
eled, and filled with the latest improved ma- 
chinery, and was operated successfully. 

At one time there was located at this 
place a paper mill which was operated quite 
successfully until the financial crash in 1873. 
The building, now used as a flouring mill, 
was a four-story stone structure 40x60 feet, 
and was erected by Messrs. G. and J. Green, 
at a cost of ^20,000. 

A Gypsum mill is located on the west 
side of the river near the flouring mill 
and is a three-story stone structure 40x60 
feet, erected by Messrs. J. V. Coon & Son, at 
a cost of ^12,000. The mill was run with a 
capacity of eighty barrels of plaster paris per 
day until 1877, when the interior was 
destroyed by fire, which was rebuilt and 
again put in operation. The gpysum used is 
found two miles up the river, from which 
point it is transferred in boats. 

The foundry and machine shops are 
located on the west side of the river west of 
gypsum mill, and were established by Messrs. 
Price Brothers, in 1877, since which time 
they have been in successful operation. The 
motive power in this foundry is supplied from 
the river by means of an iron shaft running 
across the street under ground. 

Blue Rapids is platted after the fashion 
of many eastern cities with a public square or 
park in the center of the business portion, 
the principal business houses being on all 
four sides of it. The park is four hundred 
feet square, and in the center is a beautiful 
fountain and a miniature lake and around the 
margin and in the near vicinity are planted 
and carefully cultivated, flowers and other 
shrubry. Trees of the different varieties in- 
digenous to this climate furnish a cool and 



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pleasing shade for all those who chance to 
enter the park. There also the city band has 
a stand from which pleasant summer even- 
ings they discourse sweet music to the de- 
light of the visitor or citizens. 

The city also have one of the best sys- 
tems of waterworks in the state,- which is a 
great source of pride of the citizens of this 
thriving commonwealth. 

The present city council is composed of 
representative men of the city as follows: J. 
B. Miller, Andrew Anderson, James Allerdice, 
H. G. Fowler and Walter Brown.^ Mr. M. L. 
Duncan, mayor, and A. J. Loomis; clerk. 

The following is a short sketch of the 
different firms doing business here: 

Loban & Sweetland — general merchan- 
dise. These gentlemen are among the oldest 
inhabitants in the city. Mr. Loban, the 
senior member of this firm, came to this 
county w€ believe in 1869, and Mr. Sweet- 
land in 1870. Neither of these gentlemen 
were colonists, but cast their lot with the 
people of this city about the time of its 
organization. Their place of business is on 
the northwest corner of the square where 
they have two large sales rooms filled to 
overflowing; one room is used exclusively for 
dry goods and clothing, the other for grocer- 
ies. The dry goods and clothing department 
is complete in every respect as is also their 
line of groceries. These gentlemen are prac- 
tical merchants who thoroughly understand 
business methods, and have the tact and 
skill to attract friends and patrons. Their 
stock is well selected with regard to both 
freshness and quality, and is regarded as the 
leading house in the city in their lines. This 
establishment is one of the neatest and best 
arranged in the city, and competent clerks 
are constantly in attendance. This business 
was founded nearly a quarter of a century 
ago and has been conducted from its incipi- 
ency by the present proprietors. During the 
long career of this firm, it has established a 
reputation for honest and upright dealings^ 
while its business capacity has been strength- 
ened and developed until it is best measured 
by the enormous patronage of the institution. 
No more reliable firm exists in the west than 
Loban & Sweetland of Blue Rapids. 



J. E. Hubbard — general merchandise. 
This popular business house situated on 
the west side of the square, was established 
several years ago, and Mr. H. is recognized 
as one of the thorough business men ot the 
city. No house in Blue Rapids is more 
worthy the respectful attention of the citi- 
zens of this, the "Gem City" of the Blue, 
than the above. Customers receive careful 
and respectful attention when they call at this 
place. 

Reed, Clark & Ekins is another reliable 
general merchandise firm, who carry a large 
and well selected stock. This well known 
and enterprising firm is situated on the west 
side of the square, where they have been 
doing business for seyeral years. They have 
justly won the reputation of being a good and 
reliable establishment. These gentlemen are 
thorough-going business men, and by careful 
and judicious selection ot stock, together 
with the uniform good treatment of their 
customers, has brought to them a large and 
valuable patronage. This house has earned 
a reputation for honesty and square dealing 
that is fully attested by its large and increas- 
ing patronage. 

Jesse Axtel & Co. — lumber. Mr. Axtel, 
of this firm, is an experienced man in the 
lumber business, and previous to the opening 
of this yard was in busines at Axtel in the 
southeastern part of the county. His present 
business was established in 1886, since which 
time he has continued to cater to the demands 
of a large trade. He carries one of the largest 
stocks of lumber in the county including the 
different kinds of pines, which are shipped 
mostly direct from Chicago; poplar, oak and 
all kinds of hard wood. In addition to the 
lumber stock, Mr. Axtel has a large and 
complete line of doors, sash, blinds, mould- 
ings, building paper, white lead, oil, window 
glass, putty and general building supplies. 
During his business career in this city, Mr. 
A. has made a name for honest dealings that 
must continue to stand him in good stead. 
The patronage of the yard has been steadily 
increasing from the beginning and the con- 
ditions of its present business gives a still 
more prosperous future. Mr. Axtell's is the 
only lumber yard in th-e city. 



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J. P. Farrant — groceries. This well 
known merchant took up his abode in this 
county, March 27, 1S69. He was born in 
Liverpool England in 1828. He took up a 
homestead when he first landed and upon 
which he resided until 1875. That year he 
removed to Barrett and went into mercantile 
pursuits. He was also appointed postmaster 
at that place and soon became freight agent 
ot the Missouri Pacific railroad, also agent 
of the Pacific express company at Barrett. 
In 1887 he resigned the position of agent 
and he lost the postofifice on account of "offen- 
sive partisanship" under the Cleveland ad- 
ministration. About the last of November 
1887 he embarked in his present business. 
Mr. Farrant is a member of the Methodist 
church and at one time, for nearly tvv^o years, 
he had charge of a pastorate in this county. 
He has held several positions of trust, 
and altogether Marshall county has 
been largely benefitted by reason of this 
christain gentleman, patriot and scholar 
dwelling within her borders. As a business 
man he is full of experience which years of 
usefuUness have ripened, and is numbered 
among "the thoroughly honorable and trust- 
worthy men of the city. 

P. M. Emmert — groceries. A late addi- 
tion to the business interest of Blue Rapids 
is the grocery establishment of P. M. Emmert. 
This talented young business man has been 
in the city but a few months and is compar- 
atively new, but has by zeal and attention to 
business, coupled with honesty of purpose 
and suave manner of dealing with the public 
already received a large and lucrative 
trade. His place of business is situated on 
the west side of the square where the public 
can always find a choice line of staple and 
fancy groceries fresh from the eastern mar- 
kets, also fruits and vegetables in their season. 
The equitable manner in which Mr. Emmert 
has conducted all transactions, together with 
a strict integrity is rapidly winning for him 
the esteem and regard of the community, and 
the success he is meeting with is only a just 
reward for the enterprise displayed. 

Brown Brothers — hardware. At a casual 
glance or a passing thought it seems remark- 



able how rapidly some firms or individual 
acquire a large and lucrative trade, but when 
the motto is investigated it is easily explained 
as nothing is so successful in business as 
energy and enterprise coupled with fair 
and honorable dealing, and in this con- 
nection it is our pleasure to make mention 
of the business of Brown Brothers, whose 
place of business can be found on the north 
side of the square. Their large and com- 
plete stock embraces a general assortment of 
hardware, tinware, stoves and ranges and 
all those innumerables found in a first-class 
establishment of this kind. 

T. F. Hunter & Co., is another firm who 
carry a large and extensive stock of hard- 
ware. Their place of business is on the west 
side of the square. This house, we believe, 
is the oldest establishment of the kind in the 
city, and thereby should and does command 
a large and constantly increasing trade. 
Their stock consists of hardware, tinware, 
stoves and ranges of the various kinds, cut- 
lery, in fact every thing that goes to make up 
a first-class hardware store. A full and com- 
plete stock is always carried, and T. F. Hun- 
ter & Co., are justly entitled to a very prom- 
inent place among the leading business firms 
of the city. 

David Lamb — implement dealer. In 
this age ot electricity, steam power and im- 
provements generally, nothing has made more 
rapid strides toward perfection than the 
manufacture of farm machinery. Within the 
memory of living men the soil was cultivated 
and the crops gathered with simple and clumsy 
devices. The plows of the present age are a 
very great improvement on those of fifty 
years ago; the planter, the checkrower and 
the lister are great improvements and conven- 
iences over the hoe and a boy to drop corn by 
hand; the reaper and mower are also great 
improvements over the sickle and the cradle, 
and in fact hundreds of other improvements 
that we might enumerate. The above named 
place of business is on Sixth street near the 
postoffice, where can be found all the latest 
machinery from the best known manufactur- 
ers. Mr. Lamb is a thorough business man, 
and to such as he are all cities more or less 
indebted for their thrift and business activity. 



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Geo. S. Smyth — furniture. What would 
life be without a home? Or home without a 
house to live in? Or a house without furni- 
ture to make it comfortable and attractive? 
Through all the ages past, men have so 
reasoned and have so provided that chairs 
and tables and beds should accommodate the 
weary body, and make all the kind offices of 
home life to be done with convenience and 
ease. The Assyrian and Egyptian monu- 
ments remaining to this day, have abundant 
hieroglyphic representations to give us an 
idea that for that early day those people 
believed in luxurious furniture for their 
houses. In fact some of our antique patterns 
of modern •furniture are designed from these 
same very ancient styles. The unearthing of 
the ruins of Pompeii laid bare a host of 
kitchen utensils and parlor furniture, typical 
of a sumptuous civilization long antedating 
the Christian era. But this is the age of 
popular privileges; what a few only could 
possess now the many can enjoy. Mr. 
George S. Smyth has been engaged in the 
furniture business in this city for some time 
and carries a large and well selected stock of 
furniture of all kinds, from the common 
kitchen furniture to upholstered goods that 
would grace the parlor of a king's palace. 
His place of business is on the west side of 
the square. He is an accommodating gentle- 
man with whom it is a pl«*sure to«deal,is the 
verdict of those who know him. 

Chas. H. Parrish — racket store. In 
most all cities can now be found the racket 
store, and Blue Rapids is not behind the 
times in this respect. Mr Parish the genial 
proprietor of this establishment has been in 
the city but comparatively a short time 
having lately came from New York. He is 
a wide-awake business man, a liberal and 
judicious advertiser and his house is becom- 
ing deservedly popular. He is constantly 
receiving new goods direct from New York 
and it is astonishing how much can be bought 
at his place for a few dollars. 

Geo. L. Nichols — >eweler. Among the 
many prosperous and thriving business ven- 
turers in this city none are more worthy 
of mention as showing what a combination 
of energy, enterprise and good business tact 



will accomplish than is the well known 
establishment of George L. Nichols. His 
place of business can be found on Genesee 
street near the northwest corner of the square 
in the most prominent, attractive and elligi- 
ble business location in the city. He is the 
most proficient jeweler and watch maker in 
the county; and has secured the patronage 
of the people who see in Mr. Nichols a gen- 
tleman worthy of their patronage. He carries 
a full line of gold and silver watches, clocks, 
silverware, diamonds, gold pens, spectacles, 
etc., etc. 

Perhaps in looking among the inter- 
ests of any city we could not find anything 
which is of more benefit to the public at 
large than that of banjiing. There is no 
branch of industry that is more essential to 
the maintenance and prosecution of the 
numerous and varied commercial pursuits 
than the one named above, and none other that 
needs more sterling integrity and closer appli- 
cation to business. Blue Rapids has two 
institutions of this character, of which its 
citizens should justly be proud. 

Bank of Blue Rapids. This institution 
we believe is the oldest bank in the city, hav- 
ing been established in May, 187 1, and then 
known as the banking house of Olmstead, 
Freeland & Co. In 1879 the name was 
changed to Bank of Blue Rapids. In 1884, 
Mr. Geo. B. Stocks purchased the institution 
and took his son, Frank A., into partnership 
and the firm name is now G. B. Stocks & 
Son. The bank is supplied with all modern 
banking conveniences, including a Hall's 
safe in a fire-proof vault. A general banking 
business is conducted. 

Blue Rapids City bank, is another of the 
staunch institutions of this growing city. 
Geo. Smith is president, and I. S. Tabor, 
cashier. They do a general banking busi- 
ness, and have the confidence and respect of 
the business men of the city. 

Mrs. A. M. Cole — millinery. To the 
ladies of any city, perhaps one of the most 
essential institutions is a well selected stock 
of millinery goods, and one of the neatest 
and tastiest establishments in the city is that 
of Mrs. Cole. Everything connected with 
the stock is in faultless taste, and is arranged 



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to the best advantage. Mrs. C, is a woman 
of ability and conducts her business in a 
most satisfactory manner to her customers. 

Miss Lottie Brown, southeast corner of 
square also runs a well appointed millinery 
establishment, and keeps constantly on hand 
an elegant assortment of millinery goods, and 
does dress making. 

Arlington Hotel — Al. Sharp, proprietor. 
Mr. Sharp came to Blue Rapids in 1874, from 
Pennsylvania, and engaged in the livery busi- 
ness, and in 1887 took charge of the Arling- 
ton Hotel, which he has conducted success- 
fully ever since. This well known house 
under his management has become a favorite 
with the traveling public, and under the man- 
agement of Mr. Sharp, is considered one of 
the best hotels in Northern Kansas. It is a 
large two-story house with elegantly appointed 
rooms and fixtures. Mr. Sharp is a hotel 
man of experience and knows just how a 
hotel should be run. The office and parlors 
are fitted up for the ease and comfort of 
guests, and in the dining room is had every 
benefit of elegance and taste in both cuisine 
and service, and altogether a stay in this hos- 
pitable place is rendered most satisfactory in 
every respect. The rates are reasonable. 
The livery in connection is furnished with 
the best of buggies and horses and a turnout 
from his place sure to give satisfaction. 

The Hayden. This old reliable house 
was one of the first hotels of the city and is 
now under the management of S. K. Arnold 
a gentleman formerly from New York. The 
house is three stories high and fitted up in 
the best style, airy and well ventilated, and 
is now, more than ever ready to cater to the 
traveling public. Mr. Arnold is a pleasant 
gentleman, well calculated to pose as "mine 
host" and his genial affability makes him a 
favorite with the customers of the house. 
Everything is done for the comfort of the 
guests of the house, and its friends and pa- 
trons are reckoned by the score. 

Fuller & Beacham — meat market. 
Among the enterprises most essential to the 
well being of a city none are more important 
than those which furnish the daily supply of 
provisions. Among this class we cheerfully 
devote space to the above named energetic 



gentlemen. .A visit to their place of business 
will prove that they conduct one of the 
neatest and cleanest meat markets in the city. 
Their place of business will be found on 
Genesee street, where can be had the 
choicest cuts of meat, and poultry, game and 
fish in season. 

Richmond & Lewis also conduct another 
popular meat market on Genesee street 
where is kept fresh and salt meats and all 
other requirements pertaining to a first class 
meat market. Being genial and affable these 
gentlemen have a large and growing trade 
and are numbered among the substantial 
business men of the city. 

Massey & Allerdice — cigar manufac- 
turers. If we were called to name a busi- 
ness in any city wherein competition is the 
sharpest and greatest we would be compelled 
to say, the tobacco and cigar business; not- 
withstanding this the above firm has firmly 
stood its ground and constantly increased its 
business since i^tarting in this city. This 
firm can be found on Genesee street west of 
the square. It is one of the leading manu- 
facturers in the county and their constantly 
increasing business proves that they are 
manufacturing a first grade of cigars. 

Wm. Burr — harness shop. There are 
no class of business nen who constitute a 
more important and solid part of any com- 
munity than that of manufacturers. A lead- 
ing representative in Blue Rapids is Mr. Burr, 
manufacturer of harness, saddles, bridles, and 
dealer in whips, lap robes, horse blankets 
and general horse furnishing goods. Mr. 
Burr is a gentleman of experience in his line 
and a most skilled and competant workman 
He is a progressive business man and well 
de serves the success he has acheived. 

Chas. A. Burns — livery and feed stable. 
One of the chief recreations of this city and 
one of the most innocent, is the practice of 
driving out. Many people own and board 
their own outfit, but for the benefit of those 
who do not, establishments like the above 
have been started and with good suc- 
cess. He keeps double and single rigs with 
fast horses always on hand. Careful drivers 
are furnished when desired. His horses are 
excellent roadsters, rigs elegant and prices 



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reasonable. He strives to treat his patrons 
so that they are entirely satisfied. Stylish 
and appropriate turnouts for weddings or 
funerals. 

Dr. Craft — druggist. A pharmacy by an 
experienced and skillful chemist is that of 
Dr. Craft. His place of business is on the 
north side of the square. The store is very 
attractively fitted up and is commodious, 
containing a full and general assortment of 
drugs and chemicals. The stock also em- 
braces toilet articles, perfumes, brushes, pat- 
ent and proprietary medicines of known virtue. 
Especial care is exercised in the prescription 
department, which is supplied with the finest 
drugs, and chemicals obtainable. The 
doctor occupies a prominent position in the 
commercial as well as social world, and is a 
gentleman of ability and strict integrity. 
Patrons will find every element of satisfaction 
both in the variety and freshness of the stock, 
and will find his prices reasonable. 

Wni. Coulter — druggist. This gentleman 
also carries on an extensive drug business in 
the city and is a skillful and reliable chemist, 
and carries a full line of the best and finest 
drugs, also various toilet articles. Prescrip- 
tions are carefully compounded. 

Dr. William Hunter — physician and sur- 
geon. Perhaps there are no men under the 
sun, whose assistance the human family 
oftener stands in need than that of the physi- 
cian and surgeon. Dr. Hunter has been a 
resident of this city for a number of years; is 
a thorough master of his profession, and gives 
prompt attention to all calls from suffering 
humanity, whether rich or poor, which has 
made for him many and lasting friends, and 
he has built up a practice and acquired a 
competency of which to be proud. There is 
no more reliable or trustworthy physicians in 
Northeastern Kansas than Dr. Hunter, of 
Blue Rapids, Kansas, where he is socially 
and financially a well known and respected 
factor. 

O. E. Powell— Blacksmith. The sub- 
ject of our sketch came to Blue Rapids dur- 
ing the year of 1884 and commenced busi- 
ness as a journeyman, but subsequently 
started in business for himself and now owns 
and operates one of the largest and best 



equipped blacksmith shops in Marshall 
county. Mr. Powell was one of the patriots 
who shouldered his musket and went to the 
front in defense of his country during the late 
rebellion. He was a member of the 27th 
Iowa, which went out in 1862. He was a 
three years man. After serving his time and 
being honorably discharged he enlisted again 
and served faithfully for several years longer. 
W. M. Roath, wagonmaker, has a wagon shop 
in connection with Mr. Powell's blacksmith 
shop and is doing a fair business. These 
gentlemen are both honorable active busi- 
ness men of Blue Rapids. 

A. P. Williston, on Main street opposite 
O. E. Powell's, operates a blacksmith shop. 
Mr. W., has the reputation of being a first- 
class workman, and commands a fair share of 
the patronage of the city and community. 

T. J. Hall, tonsorial artist, can always be 
found at his place of business on the west 
side of the square, where the citizens or the 
traveling man can be accommodated with a 
haircut or shave on the shortest possible 
notice. He is a good workman and merits 
the success which he has achieved in his line 
of business. 

H. Weekly — shoemaker. Mr. Weekly 
has been a resident of this city for many 
years, and by honesty, industry and a close 
application to business has built up a good 
trade in his line. He is considered the best 
workman in the city. 

Needham & Van Cleff are dealers in 
pianos, organs and sewing machines. W. 
S. Cooper, practical painter and grainer. J. 
Myers, practical mechanic, and runs a 
general repair shop. H. B. Locke, dentist 
northwest corner square. A. W. Davis, den- 
tist west side square. T. K. Aitken, dentist 
east side square. Wm. Hall manager of the 
city busline. J. M. Grover veterinary sur- 
geon. J. P. McPherson, loan and real estate 
agent. 

Brown Brothers are breeders of fine 

horses. 

H. W. Chapman, justice of the peace, 
settled in Blue Rapids in 1872, coming from 
Iowa. Mr. Chapman is a lawyer by profes- 
sion, having been admitted to the bar in 
i860, and shortly after coming to Blue 



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Rapids was elected to the office of justice of 
the peace, which office he has held ever since. 
He also runs a restaurant in connection with 
his other business, where can be had a first- 
class meal at all hours. 

Jason Yurann — attorney at law. Prob- 
ably one of the best known and respected 
citizens of Blue Rapids is J. Yurann. Mr. 
Yurann is one of the pioneers of Kansas, 
having came to .the state and settled in the 
vicinity of Irving long before Blue Rapids 
was thought of as a city. He was one of the 
men who in connection with Rev. C. F. Mus- 
sey, and others, founded and laid out the 
town, and was also a member of the town 
company, and chief legal adviser. In con- 
nection with his law business, Mr. Y., loans 
money and deals in real estate. There is no 
class of business men that have been greater 
motive factors in the rapid growth and in- 
crease of wealth in our western cities than th& 
real estate men. The above statement is 
amply verified and understood when an 
acquaintance is formed or a knowledge .had 
of the great number of able and honorable 
business men engaged therein, while like all 
trades, business and professions, there are 
some men engaged therein that have neither 
scruples nor honor. It is the intention of 
this work to make mention of those firms of 
known integrity and reliability, and among 
this class none are more deserving of promin- 
ent mention than Mr. Jason Yurann, whose 
handsomely fitted up and pleasant office is 
located on the west side of the square. 

B. Giltner — attorney at law. Among 
the enterprising, energetic and tallented law- 
yers of Marshall county is B. Giltner, of Blue 
Rapids, who was born, educated and admitted 
to the bar in the state of Indiana and prac- 
ticed his profession in the city of Indianap- 
olis; was once elected as prosecuting attorney 
in that state which pasition he ' filled with 
honor. Becoming tired of his native state 
and his star seeming to point westward he 
moved to Fairfield, Iowa, in which city he 
continued to practice his profession success- 
fully. Subsequently believing Kansas to be 
the mecca of his dreams he moved to this 
county and settled on a farm near Irving in 



1873. Tiring of the life of a farmer he sold 
his farm and purchases one of the finest resi- 
dence properties in the city of Blue Rapids. 
Owing to his thorough knowledge of law and 
his honesty and integrity as a man and a 
citizen he has an extensive law practice, and 
almost his entire time is taken up in looking 
after his numerous clients. Socially and 
financially Mr. G. is one of the leading men 
of the county. 

John McPherson — real estate, loan and 
insurance agent. Mr. McPherson is one of 
the oldest citizens of Blue Rapids, having 
lived here upwards of twenty years. He was 
born in North Scotland, November 24, 1835. 
While he was but a child his father moved 
his family to America and took up his abode 
in Wisconsin. When sixteen years old the 
subject of our remarks went to Milwaukee 
and served an apprenticeship of three years 
at the trade of carpenter. For several years 
afterward he remained with the same em- 
ployer in the capacity of foreman. Subse- 
quently he engaged in business for himself at 
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, where the war of 
the rebellion found him. On the 15th day 
of August, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, 
First Wisconsin Cavalry, which was assigned 
to duty in the southwest, and was mustered' 
out of service January 8, 1865. In 1870, he 
moved to Blue Rapids, assisted in building a 
hotel which was called the La Belle house. 
It was under his supervision as landlord 
for twelve years. He sold the hotel in 1887, 
and opened up a real estate office, and has 
since carried on the business. Mr. McPher- 
son has been three times mayor of the city, a 
member of its council, the township and city 
treasurer, and has occupied other positions 
of trust. In 1878, he was appointed deputy 
United States marshal, which position he 
now holds. He has been for years Notary 
Public, and was appointed by Governor Mar- 
tin, Major of the Third Regiment, Kansas 
National Guards, his commission dating from 
February 22, 1884, making him the ranking 
major of the National Guards of the state. 
He is a good citizen, a trustworthy man and 
is held in high esteem by all those who know 
him. 



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From the two rude stones used by the 
American Indians, as well as the most an- 
cient races of Egypt and Asia up to the 
magnificent mills of the present age, where 
the bread of nations is ground in a single 
day, amid flying pulleys and belts, climbing 
buckets and whirling cylinders of steel, the 
story of wheaten flour is a most thrilling 
and interesting one to the industrial reader. 
There is wonderful life in this little grain, as 
was proven when a single kernel taken from 
the clenched hand of a disembalmed Egyp- 
tian mummy thousands of years dead, was 
planted and it brought fourth its stalk and 
seed in due time, and after its own order and 
character of growth. It is very fortunate 
for our eastern states as well as underfed 
Europe and Asia, that the western states of 
America have such wheat and flour produc- 
ing facilities as we have. Of the millions of 
bushels of wheat to be converted into flour 
this year (1890) nine-tenths of it will come 
from the fields of twenty-one western states 
and territories. The amount of wheat grown 
in New England would not bread its popula- 
tion a month. Genesee county. New York, 
flour once had great celebrity, and was in- 
deed a prime product forty or fifty years ago, 
but so great is the growth of population 
now of the Empire state, that all the wheat 
grown in it would not feed its population 
half a year. Kansas has many good mills 
which do their share of furnishing flour for 
the markets of the world, and in fact we be- 
lieve we are safe in saying, taking in consid- 
eration its age, more wheat is raised and more 
flour is shipped out of this state than any 
other state in the United States. The 
Blue Rapids mill is equaled by few, 
and is situated on the finest water 
power in the state. The original Blue 
Rapids mill was erected by Olmsted, Broth- 
ers & Co., in 187 1, and was operated as a 
buhr mill under several managements, until 
1882, when Uphan &: Son, bought the two- 
thirds interest of J- S. Wright's heirs, and 
reniodled it in a roller mill, the third in the 
state of Kansas. The new mill was started 
September 25, 1882, and November 25th 
of the same year it was burned. It was not 
until February 1884, that the present mill 



was completed and running, since which time 
it has been doing good business under the 
management of S. T. Uphan, the "son" of 
the firm. The building, 22x84 fe^f? is of 
hard lime stone with three stories, basement 
and sub-basement containing ten sets of 
Gray rolls, three runs of four foot middlings 
buhrs, six purifiers and the usual amount of 
wheat cleaning and flour bolting machinery, 
making the capacity 200 barrels per day. The 
grade' of flour made in this mill is very high, 
and under the manipulation of Head Miller 
P. H. McHale, it has acquired a solid repu- 
tation far beyond the limits of the state. 
Corn milling is carried on to some extent in 
connection with flour making. The water 
power itself has passed -out of the hands of 
the original owners and is now open to the 
use of any man who desires cheap and reli- 
able power, either improved or unimproved, 
for any kind of manufacturing. The dam is 
a permanent structure that a century cannot 
effect. It is built in two sections with 
a central pier, which has been extended up- 
wards as a bridge support, and the sections 
of 150 feet each are segments bowing up the 
river making it solid and substantial. 



The Cash Grocery, 



p. M. EMMERT, Proprietor, 



Blue Rapids, 



Kansas. 



Staple and Fancy Groceries, 



„ Qiieensware, Flour, Etc. 



ALL KINDS OF FRUIT IN THEII^ SEAS0I2. 



•#• Nothing: hut Fresh Goods in Stock. -^ 



\^AATERV1LLE. 



Ihe Story of Its Birth and Proo-ress in 
the Commercial World. 



0AED MELLIA FALTHEA, 



A Charmino; Little City of Cultured Peo- 

ple.--Handsome Homes and 

Enterprising Citizens, 



WaterviUe is located one hundred miles 
west of Atchison on the C. B. M. P. railway, 
and fifteen miles southwest of Marysville, the 
county seat, on the south bank of the Little 
Blue riyer, situated on a gentle slope reach- 
ing back from the river and bounded on the 
ivest and north by large groves of timber. 
The point for a town-site could not have 
been more appropriately made in that vicin- 
ity. The first settlers who located near the 
present site of WaterviUe, was Stearns Ostran- 
der, in the spring of 1857. He was followed 
during the same year by a half dozen others 
who located on Coon creek, a little distance 
west of town. Among them were Ralph 
Ostrander, P. Bollar, R. Brown, T. Palmer 
and H. Brown. 

The first mill erected in WaterviUe and 
vicinity was built on the site of the present 
flour mill at a place then known as Cedar 
Falls. Pearsell's mill was built on the com- 
bination plan and used as both a saw and 
grist mill. The saw was of the "muley" order 
and the grinding apparatus had a capacity of 
a few bushels per day. It has long since 
passed away. 

The melanchoUy death of Stephen Moore 
occurred in 1861. Moore, who Vv^as returning 
from Marysville one bitter cold night, be- 
came seperated from his companions and did 
not reach home. Early next morning a party 
was organized and search instituted. He 
was found at last near the mouth of Fawn 
creek, sitting upright against a tree — frozen 
to death. 



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Pioneer society in these days was rough, 
and this vicinity did not constitute an excep- 
tion. Dancing seemed to be the fayorite 
amusement. No dance could take place 
without the usual amount of whiskey to keep 
up the enthusiasm of the dancers. 

W. P. McCubbin occupied a building as 
a store, moved from Marysville by J. Samuels 
in the spring of 1868. The first birth accur- 
ing in WaterviUe was that of Frank, a son of 
J. C. Peters, who was born October 6, 1869. 
The- first death was that of Mrs. James Hurd 
in August, 1869. 

WaterviUe was incorporated July 30, 

1870, in accordance with the state law that 
made it a town or village. A. Fromm was 
elected the first president of the village 
board. By legislative act, WaterviUe became 
a city of the third-class in April, 1871, and 
has since retained its organization as such. 

To J. T. Burtis, belongs the honor of 
being the first mayor. Pie was elected in 

187 1, and continued to be so until 1876. 
The educational interests were looked 

after soon after the location of the town. In 
the summer of 1869, a school was taught by 
Miss V. Hartwell, in a building known as the 
Lutheran church. In the winter of 1869-70. 
a frame school house was erected at a cost of 
$1,500, G. B. Vroom, being the first teacher. 
He was succeeded by Mr. Griffift in 1872. 
During the same year a new school house 
was built, 40x50 feet, two stories high, with 
basement and four rooms. The building, the 
finest in that part of the county, was built of 
lime stone at a cost of ^12,000. J. Potter 
was the first principal in the new building. 

Services were held by the Methodist 
persuasion as early as 1868, when they used 
the railway depot. In the winter of 1868, 
Rev. M. D. Tenney organized a church with 
nine members, among whom were J. D. Far- 
well, W. L. Johnson, M. T. Bennet, J. W. 
Price and their wives. The first two years 
meetings were held in the depot, railroad 
coaches and grain houses. In the summer of~ 
1871, a church edifice 36x70 feet was erected 
at a cost of |6,ooo. Rev. Spencer officiated as 
the first regular pastor until 187 1, when he 
was succeeded by Rev. J. M. Sullivan. 



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The Baptist church was organized in the 
fall of 1873, by Rev. W. A. Briggs, of Blue 
Rapids, with fifteen members. A brick 
edifice 32x42 feet was completed in 1877 at a 
cost of ^1,500. 

Sutton Lodge, No. 85. A. F. and A. M., 
was instituted under dispensation June i, 
1870. A charter was granted October, 1870. 

Pawnee Lodge, No, 108, L O. O. ¥., was 
instituted under charter October 15, 1873, 
with the following charter members: S. M. 
Wilhite, George Bancroft, F. Damour, J. W. 
Sharrard, R. Smith and A. H. Snyder. 

Waterville Lodge, No. 57, A. O. U. W., 
was granted a charter September 6, 1880. 

Star Legion, No. 12, S. K. of A. O. U. 
W., was organized under a charter September 
12, 1881. 

The postoffice was established in 1868, 
George Hutt acting as postmaster. It was 
made a money order office in 1870. After a 
number of changes from third to fourth-class 
office it has finally reached the dignity of a 
presidential office. M. Delaney is at this 
writing the efficient postmaster. 

Waterville is distinctively a musical town. 
Perhaps nowhere in Kansas, when population 
is taken into consideration, are there to be 
found so many good musicians as here, and 
its band, which is the pride of its citizens, 
composed as it is of the members of the 
Sproul and Thompson families, and Will 
Weaver, has no superior in this section of the 
state. Although it has been in existence 
about a year its progress has been remark- 
able. They play the most difficult music, 
and nearly all of its members are soloists. 
Miss Mattie Sproul, pianist and composer, is 
a member of this splendid organization. 
Miss Sproul is a natural born musician, and 
when but a little girl she manifested a 
remarkable love for music. To her there 
was music in nature, and she drew her sym- 
phonies from the sighing of the trees, and 
the rustle of the corn leaves as they swayed 
in the soft summer breezes. The song birds 
were her early instructors, and from them 
she drew the inspiration of a resolve that in 
later years she would be placed in the front 
ranks of living pianists. The near future has 



in store for the Waterville band a fine pagoda 
or stand in the park, where upon summer 
evenings the citizens may go and listen to 
the dreamy waltzes of Strauss or selections 
trom Martha, Trovatore and Bohemian Girl. 

One of the highest evidences of higher 
western civilization is found in the fact that 
the public school and the newspaper are the 
pioneers in the settlement of our vast states 
and territories, at least this would appear to 
be the case, for no sooner is a town-site set- 
tled upon than a school building is erected 
and the sound of the printing press is heard. 
The advantage to a community of a live 
newspaper in moulding public sentiment in 
the direction of good government, cannot be 
disputed; but the pecuniary advantage to the 
editor and publisher is not always apparent. 
However, the newspaper — to use the vernac- 
ular of the west "gets there all the same," 
and the results in the end are usually satis- 
factory. Not the least of the advantages 
possessed by Waterville, is her newspaper, 
the Waterville Telegraph. 

Julius Habenicht — dry goods, clothing, 
etc. Another of the great general stores of 
Marshall county is that of Julius Habenicht. 
For many years Mr. Habenicht has been 
identified with the mercantile interests of 
Waterville, and he has always been recog- 
nized as a business man of the most sterling 
qualities. The location of this immense busi- 
ness is central and the tempting bargains of- 
fered by this public-spirited and enterprising 
merchant has attracted thousands to his store 
and has resulted in the acquisition of a trade 
second to no house in the county. Mr. 
Habenicht is one of that not too numerous 
class of merchants who have faith in the 
policy of printer's ink, and each week his 
large advertisement appears in the Telegraph. 
He does not content himself with a square or 
two advertisement of his wares, but courage- 
ously contracts for a column and many times 
two, tastefully displayed and announcing 
bargains that could not fail to attract the at- 
tention of intending purchasers. Mr. Habe- 
nicht, perhaps as much as any merchant in 
the county understands how to place his 
goods before the people. In the first place 
he selects his goods with a full knowledge 



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that he can offer bargains and fulfill all prom- 
ises made to the public. He does not lay in 
a supply of damaged goods an advertise them 
as first-class bargains, He recognizes that 
the public are not fools and a few tradesmen 
are wise. He advertises just what he has on 
hand and guarantees every promise made 
patrons to be legitimate. He is one of the 
most liberal advertisers in Marshall county, 
as he is one of the fairest and most conscien- 
tious dealers. His equitable manner of 
dealing has inspired public confidence and 
having confidence in Mr. Habenicht's prom- 
ises, patrons realize a feeling of absolute 
safety in dealing with him. His large stock 
of dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes, notions 
and groceries is complete in each and every 
department. 

M. Glaser, dry goods, groceries, cloth- 
ing, carpets, etc. Among the old and well 
established houses in the above line is that 
owned and operated by M. Glaser. The 
business premises are eligibly located and 
are very commodious, being tastily arranged 
and fitted up, presenting throughout an air of 
business, and containing a well selected as- 
sortment of dry goods, ladies and gents fur- 
nishing goods, embroideries, laces, gloves, 
carpets, clothing, etc., etc. Mr. Glaser is a 
thoroughly experienced man in business and 
all goods on his counters will be found to be 
exactly as represented. He enjoys an envi- 
able reputation in commercial circles and is 
an enterprising, energetic merchant. 

Geo. Stevenson & Son are proprietors of 
another large general store, and carry a stock 
of goods ample enough in every department 
to satisfy the most exacting demands of those 
who seek Waterville for a market in which to 
make their purchases. 

W. B. Clark conducts a dry goods and 
grocery business and judging from the display 
of merchandise on his shelves, counters and 
tables, he must certainly cater to a large 
trade. 

C. L. Burtis — hardware. The hardware 
trade is one of such essential importance that 
a review of the resources and industries of 
Waterville would be incomplete without ex- 
tended notice of this prominent firm. His 
store room is spacious and commodious and 



contains a stock of hardware, which for both 
quality and variety is unsurpassed, contract- 
ing, heavy and shelf goods, also building 
hardware and iron and steel, stoves, ranges, 
tinware, powder, etc. Adjoining the hard- 
ware store Mr. Burtis has a large carriage 
repository, which is filled with first-class bug- 
gies, carriages, road carts and spring wagons. 
In a warehouse opposite, is a large stock of 
agricultural implements of every description. 

Waterville Hardware and Implement 
Company. One of the direct and incontro- 
vertable evidences of substantial prosperity 
of this city is the mammoth proportions of 
some of her mercantile industries. Amon-g 
these none have had a more prosperous 
■career or is at present the recipient of a 
larger or more substantial patronage than 
the Waterville Hardware and Implement Co. 
The premises occupied by the company are 
all, both in locality and in construction of 
buildings, that could be desired. The stock 
carried consists of shelf and heavy hardware, 
stoves, ranges, cutlery, tinware, etc. The 
day of our calling upon Mr. Johnson, the 
manager, the store was filled with house- 
wives and prospective brides, watching the 
operations of the Charter Oak, wire gauze 
door, stove manipulated by a colored chef, a 
free dinner was in progress, and the large 
number present seemed to heartily enjoy the 
novel occasion. This company is also agent 
for the Whitely binder, Empire mower, C. B. 
Scott & Co.'s spiral spring buggies, Mitchell 
wagons. They also carry a large stock of 
spring wagons, road carts, harness, surreys, 
etc., etc. 

M. Delaney — grocer. At a casual glance 
or a passing thought it seems remarkable how 
rapidly some firms or individuals acquire a 
large and lucrative trade; but when the mat- 
ter is investigated it is easily explained, as 
nothing is so successful in a business as en- 
ergy and enterjirise, coupled with industry 
and honorable dealing, and in this connec- 
tion it is our pleasure to make mention of the 
business of Mr. Delaney, whose business 
premises are neat and well arranged, being 
located to control a large trade. The stock 
carried embraces staple and fancy groceries, 
including sugar, coifee, teas, canned goods. 



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spices, pickles, condiments of all kinds; also 
a select line of fine brands of all kinds of 
cigars. Mr. Delaney well deserves the pat- 
ronage that has been accorded him, for 
throughout his business he adheres strictly to 
the rules of honesty and integrity and sup- 
plying his customers with the freshest and 
purest goods obtainable and at very rea,-,on- 
able prices. 

J. R. Edwards. Prominent among the 
houses whose efforts have been rewarded by 
a most gratifying degree of success, may be 
mentioned the popular and enterprising one 
of J. R. Edwards, who occupies a central lo- 
cation, carrying at all times a large stock of 
staple and fancy groceries, provisions, fruits 
and berries. Mr. Edwards is prepared to 
compete with any similar house in VVaterville, 
while his liberal transactions and integrity 
have secured for him a large and growing 
patronage. 

L. E. Weaver is one of the popular mer- 
chants of this locality and deserving mention 
as one of Watcrville's reliable grocers. He 
has been a resident of the city for a number 
of years, during which time he has made a 
large circle of friends and acquaintances. 
He carries a good stock of staple and fancy 
groceries, vegetables and general produce 
and provisions. He also conducts a restaur- 
ant and ice-cream parlor and boarding house. 

C. H. Fuller — watchmaker and jeweler. 
We regret that it is not within the limit to 
give at least a synopsis of the history of the 
commercial industry, watchmaking and that 
of the jewelry business, but will have to con- 
tent ourselves with a sketch of the most 
prominent concern engaged in this business 
in this section of Marshall county, this being 
the firm of C. H. Fuller, whose nicely fitted 
up store is right in the heart of Waterville's 
commercial industries, where can be found a 
very select and choice line of goods in the 
watch and jewelry line, including all the first 
makes of watches; also all kinds of jewelry. 
Mr. Fuller is a new man to Waterville, hav- 
ing recently came here from Baldwinsville, 
N. Y. His business here is equal to his ex- 
pectations. He is an enterprising and indus- 
trious citizen, and what was Baldwinsville's 
loss in this ra-;e. trnlv is Waierville's train. 



G. W. Jones — meat market. This popu- 
lar market caters to a most desirable trade 
since it was first opened by its present prc- 
prietor, to the public. It carries a full line of 
fresh meats of all kinds, dried and salt meats, 
etc. The market is supplied with ample re- 
frigerator accommodations, and meats of all 
kinds are kept sweet and wholesome. This 
roomy market is conducted on model princi- 
ples, neat and tasty throughout, and vends 
only the best meats in the market. Mr. 
Jones is a young man of good business 
capacity and sterling worth that recommends 
him to the public confidence and patronage. 

Rudolph Summers. It is with pleasure 
we chronicle the advantages and facilities of 
the business controlled and owned by Mr. 
Rudolph Summers, whose large and well fitted 
up business premises which are conveniently 
located and where at all times can be found 
one of the best and largest assortments of 
fresh and salt meats to be had anywhere. 
Mr. Summers is a gentleman of undoubted 
integrity, possessing excellent business quali- 
ties and holds an enviable position in com- 
mercial circles. 

I. K. Koons — millinery. In this pro- 
gressive age the beautiiul has been made to 
join hands with nearly all that is practical 
and attractive in daily life, and in no sphere 
has the progress been more remarkable than 
with reference to dress. The gentler sex are 
more conspicuously prominent in this move- 
ment as they should be, and hence the ad- 
vancement and improvement in the millinery 
line. In this respect there is no place in the 
city deserves more special mention than the 
one conducted by the above named firm. 
This store is nicely fitted up, reflecting great 
credit upon the good taste and judgment of 
the owners. The stock carried is large and 
well assorted and embraces the finest quality 
and most fashionable articles. 

W. J. Rommel — druggist. To win suc- 
cess in the drug business, one must possess 
not only business ability, but also a large 
amount of specific professional knowledge in 
regard to the articles handled. A gentleman 
possessing to a marked degree the above 
requisites is the proprietor of the "Corner 
Drug Slore." Mr Rommel embarked in this 



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business a number ol years ago, and by the mixed paints is the most complete in the city, 

utilization of his naturally fine business quali- and is carefully selected with regard to qual- 

ties he has succeeded in building up a large ity and price. 

patronage. He carries a large stock consist- Geo. H. Titcomb also operates a large 

ing of pure drugs and chemicals, toilet arti- lumberyard and carries a full line of first- 

cles, perfumes, patent medicines, druggist's class lumber, sash, doors, cement and plaster, 

sundries, school and miscellaneous books, Mr. Titcomb is one of the old residents of 

stationery, etc. The "Corner Store" pre- VVaterville and occupies an enviable position 

sents a neat and attractive appearance. Mr. in its business relations. 

Rommel is a gentleman that commands by P. C. Staley operates the only elevator 

his ability and worth the respect and esteem in the town, which has a storage capacity of 

of the entire community. 30,000 bushels and a daily handling capacity 

J. J. Sproul — photographer. The growth of 10,000 bushels of grain, 
of art culture and refinement has had its Miss Breckenridge — milliner and dress 
effect upon photography, and the photogra- maker. A neat business house conducted in 
pher of to-day must be a man of large ideas, this city is that of Miss Breckenridge, and is 
ability and thorough training, to compete devoted to the millinery aud dress making 
with the class of men who are now making it line. This house has been recognized as one 
an art-science instead of a mechanical trade. of the fashion bazaars of the community and 
We are convinced of this fact if we will look has attracted a good class of custom, prices 
for a moment at what constitutes an equip- being fixed to suit the time. The manage- 
ment sufficient for the production of an artis- ment is awake to every demand of trade and 
tic photograph. First, the head of such an the selection of stock shows rare taste and 
establishment must possess a perfect knovvl- good judgment. 

edge of his business that will enable him to Henry Winters conducts a wagon mak- 

make a perfectly harmonious picture in light- ing establishment and does general repair 

ing and posing, so retouched that all there is work as well as horse-shoeing, 
of character and individuality remains and George Thedieck is a practical horse- 

the blemishes removed and subordinated, shoer and operates a repair shop, and those 

The picture must be printed to show up to who patronize him are always sure to get 

the best advantage, must be of the proper good service rendered them for a fair price, 
hue or tone, and the final finishing neat and George Kefover keeps a flour and feed 

workmanlike. Mr. Sproul, by pursuing a store where at all times you can get what you 

course on the principles we have indicated want in his line at reasonable rates, 
above, now has one of the best galleries in I. S. Miller deals in wall paper and is a 

the county and having in his studio the finest practical plain and decorative paper hanger, 
and latest improvements in instruments and Wm. Ross^harness maker. This is 

other accessories known to photography, one of the progressive establishments in 

and having made a study of the art, is in a Waterville. Mr. Ross gives his constantly 

position to meet all the requirements consti- increasing business his entire attention and 

tuting first-class artistic work. has succeeded in building up a very lucrative 

Chicago Lumber Company. This is one business. His stock of harness, saddles, 

of the solid commercial ventures of Water- trunTcs, valises, whips and nets, is very large 

ville. It has been in operation a number of and he well merits the success which he has 

years and through the active and energetic attained. 

spirit of Manager W. J. Cowgill, it is making Kenison & Bryan are dealers in pumps, 

itself known to more than the local trade, windmills and are also agents for the cele- 

Its proprietors have had a long experience in brated Buckeye binder and mowers, 
the business having yards in several large Banks. Everywhere throughout the 

cities and growing towns in Kansas. The world the' condition of the farmer and the 

stock of doors, sash, window shutters and working classes may be estimated by the 



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number of banks and their financial standing. 
The wisest investment a laboring man can 
make is when he opens an account with sonie 
reliable savings institution and deposits 
therein a weekly surplus above his actual ne- 
cessities. Waterville is well supplied in this 
respect and has two good private banks with 
ample capital. 

The Bank of Waterville is conducted 
by S. T. Powell, who has the confidence of a 
long list of customers. 

The Merchants Bank is owned by F. B. 
and Chester Thomas who are recognized as 
gentlemen having good financial ability and 
sufficient capital to conduct their conserva- 
tiye business. 

F. A. Scott — lunch room, etc. One of 
the neatest places in the county devoted to 
supplying the wants of those who wish to 
partake of a first-class lunch is at Mr. Scott's 
place. He also has in his store room a large 
stock of confectionery, domestic and foreign 
fruits, cigars and tobacco and the cosiest ice- 
cream parlors in the city. 

George W. Filley «Sz Son Are the propri- 
etors of a large furniture store and carry a 
well selected stock -of fine furniture including 
parlor and bed room sets in all styles of up- 
holstery, also the commoner grades of 
kitchen articles, mattresses and other house- 
keeping necessaries. They are also first-class 
funeral directors and embalmers. 

Dr. C. W. Hardy and Dr. Humphreyville 
look after thesick but report business dis - 
tressingly quiet. 

E. A. Berry and S. D. Griffiths are attor- 
neys at law and practice in the district, state 
and federal courts. Mr. Berry represents 
Marshall county in the state legislature. 

W. C. McCurdy and A. From are jus- 
tices of the peace. 

J. M. Flad, jr. — barber. This shop is a 
first-class one and Mr. Flad well d.eserves 
the large patronage he is daily handling. 

Samuel Lee — Shoemaker. Mr. Lee is a 
true desciple of St. Crispin and conducts the 
business of boot and shoe making in an in- 
telligent manner. Being thoroughly compe- 
tant and carrying a large stock of material 
he cannot fail to satisfy those who desire a 
good "fit" at fair price. 



The Village Hotel. Should we fail to 
speak of this home-like hostelry we certainly 
should be very direlect of our duty. Pervad- 
ing throughout this entire house there is a 
feeling of rest and contentment which is pro- 
duced by a casual glance at one's surround- 
ings. Mrs. Bell fully understands the wants 
of the traveling public which is fully demon- 
strated by the large number who seek her 
house for entertainment. The Adams house 
also is a good one and enjoys a large patron- 
age. 

McCurdy & Dickey conduct the only 
livery barn in Waterville. They have a 
number of good horses and buggies which 
they let at reasonable prices. 



AXTELL. 

One of the Leading; Commercial Centers 
of Marshall County. 



LIVE AND BNBRGBTIG PEOPLE. 



Located in the Eastern Part of the 

County on Two Great Lines 

of Railroads. 



The difference in the location of AxteU 
and that of the other places in the county 
is apparent to the observer. Instead of 
finding the town located in the valley of 
some stream, he finds it situated on the high 
prairie land from which an extended view 
may be had for miles. The town is situated 
in the eastern part of the county — one mile 
irom the Nemeha county line. Axtell has two 
roads, the St. Joseph and Grand Island and 
the Kansas City, Wyandott and North- 
western, eighty-nine miles west of St. Joseph 
and about twenty-five miles east of Marys- 
ville, the county seat, and is nine miles south 
of the Nebraska line. The town site was sur- 
veyed and laid off in January 1872 by the 
St. Joseph Town company. The first build- 
ing was erected by "Shoestring" Dickinson 
during the same year and used by him as a 
store for one year when he was succeeded by 
R. F. White. During the same year a depot 
and side-track was built by the railroad com- 
pany and a postoffice established, with R. F. 
White as postmaster. August 2, 1880 this 
ofiice was made a money order office, money 
order No. i being remitted by Thomas 
Haynes. The first birth occured early in 
1872 — a son of W. H. Dickinson. In 1874 
occured the death of George W. Earl, the 
first blacksmith in the town. His remains 
were taken to Seneca for enterment. No 
marriage took place until 1879-80, 

Owing to adverse circumstances the 
town did not improve until 1879 — at this 
time there were but four families in the 
place. In the fall of 1879 ^^'^ ^^e winter of 



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1880, the place received an impetus in the 
shape ot a colony of twenty families from 
Deep River, Iowa. Among the colonists 
may be mentioned the names of Reuben, 
Joseph, Harry, John and Lewis Wasser, J. 
H. Seaman, J. Axtell, A. E. Axtell, J. John- 
son, and others. The colony immediately 
commenced making extensive improvements 
which are now manifest in the thriving village 
of Axtell. 

Axtell has four church organizations, viz: 
Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist and Con- 
gregational. The Catholic organization have 
a good house of worship and are the oldest 
religeous organization in this part of the 
county. 

The First Presbyterian church was or- 
ganized in April 1879 with twenty-three 
members, by Revs. J. Brown and James A. 
Griffes. 

The Methodist Episcopal church organ- 
ization was perfected in the winter of 1880 
with thirteen members by Rev. Maher. 

An organization of the Congregation- 
alists was perfected in the summer of 1882 
with fifteen members. 

School district No. 56 was organized in 
1873, the first term of school being taught by 
Watkins in a house owned by A. Watkins, 
located one mile northeast of town. In 1872- 
73 a frame school house 20x30 feet, was 
erected on the town-site at the cost of $750. 
Miss Jennie Newland taught the first two or 
three terms, In 1880 the school building 
was sold to the Catholic denomination who 
used it for church purposes. A new build- 
ing was erected during the same year at a 
cost of $2,ooo. A Mr. Billingsly taught the 
school. 

The following are the leading business 
men of this thriving city: 

Ely Bros. & Axtell — hardware and lum- 
ber. Among the oldest establishments in 
Axtell is the firm above mentioned. This 
hardware business was established in 1880 
by J. T. Ely, and five years later George A. 
became a partner in the business. They 
operated one year under the name of Ely 
Brothers and a year later the firm was 
strengthened by the addition of A. C. Axtell. 
Besides hardware this firm deal in lumber, 



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coal, brick, lime, cement, plaster pumps, and 
all kinds of building material. Four years 
prior to Mr Axtell becoming a member of 
this firm he had operated a farm in Rice 
county, this state. He came to this state 
from Iowa, having been located near Grin- 
nell, Jasper county, where he lived nearly six 
years. Before crossing the Mississippi his 
home had been in Warren county, Illinois, 
where he was reared from childhood. His 
native place was Mercer county Pennsyl- 
vania. Mr. Geo. A. Ely came to Axtell in 
March, 1882, and was associated with the 
dry goods trade until engaging in his present 
business. Prior to this he had been in the 
dry goods trade at Dresden, Iowa, for a 
period of twelve years. He was from Will- 
iams county, Ohio. The firm carry one of 
the largest stocks of hardware in the county. 
These gentlemen have done more in the past 
lew years to build up the city of Axtell than 
have any one other firm in the city — they 
have built several houses. They are gentle- 
men of wide popularity, excellent business 
ability and as citizens are highly esteemed 
and honored by the community in which 
they live. 

James Ragan — hardware. It is a pleas- 
ing satisfaction to deal with those who have 
for a number of years conducted their busi- 
ness with that integrity, honesty and firm- 
ness which is the corner stone of success. 
We thereby not only have the material advan- 
tage of many years of experience in business 
but the laudible quality, stabtlity. Mr. 
Ragan's place of business is on Poplar street 
where can at all times be found a large and 
well selected stock of hardware, tinware, 
stoves, cutlery and all the thousand and one 
innumerable articles that go to make up a 
first-class hardware store. Mr. R. is an en- 
ergetic, public spirited gentleman, a thor- 
oughly competent business man and merits 
the confidence and esteem he is held in by 
the business public. 

Lucas, McGrath & Co — general mer- 
chandise. The above mamed firm conduct 
the largest general merchandise establish- 
ment in the city. Their place of business is 
on Poplar street. Among the many business 
points in the county but few offer better 



facilities or better business opportunities 
than Axtell and but few firms in the county 
carry a larger or better selected stock of 
goods than does the firm above mentioned. 
The aim of this enterprising firm is to keep 
a good quality of goods throughout their en- 
tire stock, and in this particular they have 
been entirely successful. Their stock em- 
braces everything needed in the dry goods 
line by their patrons. The character of the 
firm's members stand surety for the satisfac- 
tion of its customers and a constantly in 
creasing patronage is evidence of its growing 
popularity. The strict attention to business 
and honesty of detail in all its work allows 
this firm an enviable position among its com- 
peers 

J. D. Hayes & Co. — general merchan- 
dise. On Maple street in one of the best 
business locations in the city can be found 
the business headquarters of the above pop- 
ular firm where can be found a large and 
comprehensive stock of dry goods to select 
from. Mr Hayes settled in Axtell in 1882. 
Prior to coming to settle at this point he was 
a resident of Detroit, Michigan; was em- 
ployed as messenger of the United States Ex- 
press company. When first going into busi- 
ness at this place he was associated as part- 
ner with C. D. Russell, the latter withdraw- 
ing in the fall of 1888, when Mr Hayes be- 
came sole proprietor and has since conduct- 
ed the business. He has built up a lucrative 
trade and is respected and honored both in 
social and business circles. 

Spooner & Shuman — general merchan- 
dise. At the corner of Fifth and Maple 
streets in ^this city can be found the above 
mentioned firm. The premises occupied by 
this firm are commodious, while the store is 
arranged in a manner most creditable to the 
proprietors, and one that in a great manner 
facilitates business. Their large and com- 
plete stock embraces a general assortment of 
goods in their line of the best quality. The 
members of this firm are courteous and affa- 
ble and pleasant gentlemen to deal with, and 
we take pleasure in recommending them to 
the public. 

Hulbert & Delany — general merchan- 
dise. The above named gentlemen are an- 



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other of the enterprising and energetic busi- 
ness firms of this thriving commercial center, 
and like the others in the same business, 
carry a well selected and elegant stock of 
goods. They enjoy an excellent reputation, 
and are energetic, enterprising and full of 
vim, and have, through a system of liberal 
and equitable dealing, built up a lucrative 
trade. 

E. G. Olston — general merchandise. 
Among the numerous general merchandise 
dealers in Axtell, none are more generally 
known or thoroughly respected than Mr. 
Olston. His place of business on Maple 
street, where can be found a full supply of 
articles adapted to the trade. Mr. Olston is 
an honest man and a good citizen. 

J. S. Montgomery — general merchandise. 
This house has been the recipient, since its 
inception, of an excellent trade. Of the 
many firms in this city dealing in general 
merchandise, it may be safely asserted that 
no house is conducted with a more thorough 
knowledge of the requirements of the trade 
than is J. S. Montgomery's. 

H. C. Newton — Axtell Furniture Co. 
At the corner of Fourth and Maple streets 
can be found a large and comprehensive 
stock of furniture and undertaking goods. 
Entitled to a very prominent place among the 
leading and most popular business firms in 
the city is the above named firm. His stock 
is quite extensive and of ^he best grade of 
goods. Mr. N. by his strict integrity and 
fine business ability has become too well 
known to need a lengthy comment at our 
hands, further than to state that the constant 
aim of this gentleman is in every way to 
treat his patrons with equal fairness and 
justice. All business relations with this firm 
became permanent as its business is con- 
ducted on an honorable, fair and liberal 
basis and has a high standing in the mer- 
cantile world. 

F. M. Ewers — furniture and undertak- 
ing. At the corner of Fifth and Poplar 
streets we find another comprehensive stock 
of furniture. Mr. Ewers has only been 
known as a business man of Axtell but a short 
while, less than six months we believe, but 



perhaps there is not a man in the city who is 
more favorably known, or who in so short a 
time has succeeded in securing so good a 
trade. Mr. Ewers is an experienced man in 
the furniture business and will no doubt in a 
short time build up a trade second to none 
in the city. 

Flannery & Scott — druggists. It has 
been eloquently asked: "Who can estimate 
the value of the discoveries which gave pow- 
der and the acids, and the alkalies, and the 
metals, and the knowledge of their com- 
pounds to man?" No one certainly can 
measure the benefits conferred upon us by 
these discoveries, and it must be admitted 
that no study and no science can surpass in 
importance or interest those pursued and 
practiced by the intelligent chemist and 
druggist, for we are by no means at the full 
conclusion of these elements and principles 
by means of which indeed the very structures 
of creation have been brought about. Who 
shall say he knows the estimate possibilities 
of human genius with the gases? with elec- 
tricity, phosphorus, quicksilver, atmosphere, 
contraction and expansion by which natural 
rain will succeed the applicatien of art, or 
by which areas of moisture will be disipated 
are by no means inpossibilities. When we 
reason from the achievements of art over 
nature, some of those ideas are, perhaps 
foreign to the practical demonstration of 
chemical science as illustrated in the daily 
administration of a drug store, yet the effect 
of art and science over that of rude nature is 
wonderful. Flannery & Scott are among the 
oldest pharmacists in the county and we be- 
lieve the oldest in this city, They carry all 
the well known patent medicines in common 
use, besides an immense stock of all the drugs 
and chemicals, dry and liquid, known to and 
demanded by the trade. They have a very 
large custom. They are gentlemen who it 
is a pleasure to deal with is the verdict of 
their friends. Their place of business is on 
Fifth street. 

Cole & Kennedy — druggists. This 
prominent stand for the sale of drugs, medi- 
cines and fancy articles can be found on 
Poplar street- There are all the articles 



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customarily found in a first-class drug store, 
besides a fine line of cigars. Their stock is 
full and their drugs are fresh and pure. 
These gentlemen are thorough going busi- 
ness men who have the confidence and re- 
spect of a large circle of friends and patrons. 

David K. Brown — Jeweler. The manu- 
facturer of beautiful articles in the jewelry 
line and those engaged in the repairing and 
sale of such articles form a solid and valuable 
class in all cities. Many moneyed men of 
large and wide influence and experience are 
engaged in this trade, and none are more 
skilliul and none more capable than the gen- 
tleman whose name appears above. Mr. 
Brown has been in Axtell for some time and 
has built up an enviable reputation and has 
acquired a good patronage. All his work is 
warranted first-class in every respect. He 
has in stock a choice selection of all sorts of 
articles pertaining to the business and callers 
are always welcome. 

Vernon Bros. — N. Y. Variety Store. The 
above business is one that can be found in 
almost all towns in the country, and one that 
is extensively ])atronized from the fact that 
they sell such large quantities of goods for 
so small amount of cash. This institution 
is situated on Maple street. These gentle- 
men carry a large quantity of goods in their 
line, and although comparatively new in the 
city have already gained a respectable trade. 
Personally they are respected for their 
staunch integrity and business habits. 

Hill & Donahugh — meat market. It is 
a happy feature in the order of human affairs 
that in nearly all cases a business that fur- 
nishes sustinance to one party also aff'ords 
convenience, pleasure and comtort to its 
patrons. It is a great pleasure to have a fine 
meat market convenient such as is kept by 
these gentlemen. Here we find choice 
meats in all varieties, skillfully slaugh- 
tered and dressed, fresh, nice and cool. 
They have a large trade. This is a result of 
attention to business. The gentlemen are to 
be congratulated upon their success and 
growth of business. 

Burch & Burk run another meat market 
on Fifth street and keep a nice cool meat 



market with the choicest cuts of steak ready 
and waiting for their numerous customers. 
They also keep fish and game in season. 
These gentlemen are intelligent, reliable and 
number their freinds by the score. 

Berry & Durham — harness. There is no 
class of business men who constitute a more 
important and solid part of any community 
than that of the manufacturer. Leading 
representatives in Axtell are Messrs Berry & 
Durham, manufacturer of harness, saddles 
bridles a-nd dealers in whips, robes, horse- 
blankets and general horse furnishing goods. 
The members of this firm are both gentlemen 
of experience in their line and are skilled and 
competant workmen. They are progressive 
business men and well deserve the success 
they have achieved. 

Mrs. A. M. Brooks — millinery. This is 
a class of industry wherein the dealer should 
possess a great amount of artistic taste. 
Mrs. Brooks' place of business is situated on 
Maple street and is the most popular and 
fashionable ladies bazaar in the city. She 
carries a very fine stock of goods consisting 
of ladies' hats of styles and patterns to suit the 
latest fashions, and other ladies' goods too 
numerous to mention. Mrs Brooks is a 
pleasant and affable lady whom to know is a 
pleasure. 

Mrs. Ayes also keeps a millinery estab- 
lishment which is well stocked with all the 
articles of head gear dear to the heart of the 
ladies. Her place of business is on Fifth 
street. 

Mrs. J. S. Wood — millinery. On Pop- 
lar street we find another elegant and well 
conducted millinery establishment. Mrs. 
Wood keeps a well selected and assorted 
stock of goods and is constantly receiving' 
new supplies which enables her to suit the 
most fastidious lady in the city. Her prices 
are reasonable and consequently she has a 
liberal patronage. Mrs. W. is one of the 
leading society ladies of the city. 

R. B. Barnett — lunch counter. One of 
the essentials of any well regulated town is a 
first-class lunch counter, it fills a vacancy 
long felt, as it were, when a traveler strikes a 
town with but a little money and wants to 



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get a square meal for a small amount of cash. 
Mr. B. runs a place in this city in every way 
first-class, where you can get a lunch or a 
square meal on short notice; he also carries 
a fine line of choice confectionery which is 
always fresh and of the best quality. Mr. B. 
is an energetic business man and has the re- 
spect and confidence of his patrons. 

F. V. Dike — bakery and confections. 
An industry which supplies the wants of all 
classes and which all are appealed to for 
support is that of the baker. There is not a 
more representative exponent in this line in 
this section of the country than Mr. Dike. 
He bakes all kinds of bread, cakes, and pies. 
He has in connection a choice and fresh line 
of confections. He is an energetic business 
man and deserves a liberal trade. 

S. Lovell, on Fifth street, runs the only 
flour and feed store in the city and is doing a 
fair business. His charges are reasonable. 
He is a clear headed business man, honora- 
ble and fair in all his dealings and has 
achieved success in his business. 

Ed Shaugnessy is the only shoemaker in 
the city. 

John Wasser, runs the city elevator and 
buys and sells all kinds of grain. John 
Campbell is also a grain dealer. These gen- 
tlemen are both well and favorably known. 

Henry Cotsworth & Co. — lumber. No 
industry in any city is more essential than 
that of the lumber business, in fact it is one 
of the most important industries. No city 
could well get along without a well conducted 
lumber yard such as is carried on by the firm 
above named. They carry a full line of all 
grades of lumber of the different varieties. 
All lumber is intelligently and carefully grad- 
ed and patrons desiring first grade goods are 
sure of getting what is paid for. In addition 
to the lumber stock they have a complete 
line of doors, sashes, blinds, mouldings, 
building paper, white lead, oil, window glass, 
putty and general builders supplies. 

Wm. McMeans deals in fine horses. He 
keeps none but the best breeds of imported 
and standard horses in his barns. He is a 
a well known and thoroughly respected 
stockman. 



A. C. King — livery, feed and sale stable. 
Among the livery stables which deserve 
prominent notice in this issue is the one 
mentioned above. This firm own a lot of 
good horses and also accommodate a num- 
ber of boarders. They have all the different 
styles of single and double rigs, covered rigs 
of the best manufacture. Their turnouts are 
strictly first-class, the vehicles easy-going, 
well upholstered and stylish and the horses 
mettlesome. Calls at any hour during the 
night or day promptly responded to. This 
gentleman is master of his business and fully 
deserves the large trade with which he is 
favored. 

James Joyce — barber. Among the alto- 
gether useful and very essential trades is 
the barber, most men are unaccustomed to 
shave themselves and they generally require 
their beard to be taken off" at least twice a 
week, and some men visit their baiber every 
morning, consequently every city needs a 
first-class tonsorial artist. Such a one is Mr. 
Joyce whose place of business can be found 
on Fifth street where you can get a shave 
haircut or a shampoo in short order, and at 
a reasonable rate. His trade has grown fast 
and a large patronage is well deserved. 

E. P. Billingsly — real estate. The in- 
crease in value and development of real estate 
in any city is due more to the energy and 
enterprise of those engaged in dealing in it, 
than a casual observer imagines, and prom- 
inent among these dealers in Kansas is the 
gentleman named above, who conducts a 
general real estate and loan business; han- 
dles improved and unimproved farm and city 
property. Mr. Billingsly is regarded as re- 
liable authority on present and prospective 
values, and both buyers and sellers will find 
his experience and superior judgment of 
much importance in the conduct of real es- 
tate or loan transactions. Mr. B. is popular 
and respected in business circles, and in his 
policy and methods is a thorough-going ex- 
ponent of the great cardinal principles of 
equity and probity which form the only ba- 
sis of enduring prosperity. 

Wm. Strayer — physician and surgeon. 
Among the professional men of every city 
none are more in demand than are the doc- 



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tors. Some of them are doctors only 
in name — mere quacks — while others have 
thoroughly mastered their profession, and 
among the last mentioned is Wm. Strayer, 
M. D., of Axtell. The doctor has by his un- 
tiring energy and skill as a practitioner built 
up a trade second to none in the county. Is 
perfectly honorable and trustworthy in his 
dealings with the public, and thereby has 
built up a lucrative business. 

Dr. C. A. Cole is another physician and 
surgeon of known ability, learned in his pro- 
fession, and a man whom the people can 
trust in any emergency where the right use 
of medicines can be of any benefit. The 
doctor is gentlemanly, affable, and is re- 
spected and honored by his many patrons 
and all who have the pleasure of his ac- 
quaintance. 

Citizens' Bank — The Citizens' bank has 
been run as a private institution since its 
incipiency. It requires nerve and pluck to 
start a private bank in a small town, but the 
wisdom and foresight of the proprietors of 
this institution are clearly evinced by the 
business it has done and is doing throughout 
this section, and the bank has proved a pow- 
erful factor for the town. The gentlemen to 
whom the credit of starting this bank belongs, 
are: Chas. B. Thummel, president, and J. H. 
Trout, cashier. The bank occupies commo- 
dious and suitably furnished quarters near 
the center of the town, and besides doing a 
banking business, make farm loans. A brick 
vault and a burglar proof safe are among the 
furnishings ®f this bank, and give an appear- 
ance ot solidity to the institution. Patron- 
age is very generally extended the bank from 
a large outlaying district, and the business 
is gradually and surely increasing in volume. 
We understand this bank will soon be merged 
into a National bank, thereby increasing its 
capital, which will make it of greater benefit 
to the people of Axtell and vicinity. 

The Cone House— Homer Cone, proprie- 
tor. We should feel remiss in duty should 
we fail to mention this popular hotel and 
restaurant. Mr. Cone, the popular and gen- 
tlemanly proprietor of this house, is one of 
the early settlers of Kansas, in fact, he has 
traveled extensively over the west, and being 



a man of close observation his trayels have 
peculiarly fitted him for the business in 
which he is now engaged. His place of 
business is situated on Fifth street, near the 
corner of Fifth and Maple, really the most 
elligible location in the city. His house is 
filled with boarders and is a favorite stopping 
place with a large number of the commer- Y 
cial men. Mr. Cone is an experienced hotel V 
man, and by his enterprise, ability and hon- |^ 
orable business methods, has become widely 
and favorably known, while his genial and 
affable deportment towards all, insures for 
him a popularity second to no hotel man in 
the city. 

Boys Home — Wm. Hayward, proprietor. 
One of the leading features of Axtell is the 
excellence of its hotels, and among them we 
must give the aboye well known house more 
than a passing notice. The Boys' Home is, we 
believe, the oldest hotel in the city, and since 
its inception has steadily increased in popu- 
larity. Here the weary traveler will find 
neatly furnished and well ventilated rooms, a 
table supplied with the substantial and deli- 
cacies of the season, polite and attentive 
waiters, and a pleasant and congenial land- 
lord. The Boys' Home is centrally located, 
being only a few blocks from the Grand 
Island depot and near the center of the busi- 
ness part of the city, while the rates in com- 
parison to the accommodations of the house 
are remarkably reasonable. Mr. Hayward 
is a gentleman that is esteemed highly for his 
many sterling qualities, and, personally, is a 
jolly, genial, courteous gentleman filling the 
position he occupies with a marked degree 
of success. 

The Kennedy House — Pat Kennedy, 
proprietor. This well known hostelry has 
been the favorite of Axtell's traveling public 
for several years, and under the management 
of Mr. Kennedy is considered one of the best 
hotels in Northeastern Kansas. It is a large 
two-story house with nice airy rooms, and is 
furnished throughout with a view to the con- 
venience ot its guests. Mr. K. knows just 
how to run a hotel to become a favorite with 
the people. He has many friends and is 
recognized as a reliable and public spirited 
citizen. 



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Ross & Nye — Axtell Anchor. Kansas 
is perhaps the best supplied of any state in 
the Union with newspapers. Nearly every 
town of five or six hundred inliabitants has 
one or more of these valuable adjuncts. A 
well conducted newspaper, even in a small 
'"ountry town, is at once instructive and 
ivaluable as an advertisement to the town 
nd surrounding community. The country 
ewspaper should be properly patronized 
nd helped in every way possible. Too 
I lany business men are either too penurious, 
j ack foresight, or are so blind to their own 
nterest that they will let their editor starve 
j )ut and go to some more appreciative town, 
I instead of advertising, thereby helping the 
editor as well as himself. The last quarter 
f a century has witnessed great progress in 
fthe newspaper business, in perfecting presses, 
new styles of type, better and cheaper papers, 
etc. You can get more reading matter for a 
' dollar now than you could get a few years 
. ago for five dollars. You can get better and 
cheaper commercial work, in fact, the print- 
ing business has been reduced to a science. 
Messrs. Ross & Nye, the editors and propri- 
etors of the Axtell x^nchor, occupy neatly 
' fitted up rooms on Maple street, are well 
equipped with presses and type and other 
appliances of improved patterns by which 
their work is accomplished with dispatch and 
in the best possible manner. Mr. Nye is the 
present postmaster at Axtell, and Mr. Ross 
has entire supervision of the Anchor. The 
Anchor is a clean, spicey sheet and is well 
patronized by the business men of that city. 
Personally, the members of this firm are 
courteous and genial, and with the honorable 
manner in which they deal with their pat- 
rons are building up a large and influential 
patronage, and are making a paper of which 
the citizens of Axtell should be proud. 



OKETO. 



A Flourishins^ Commercial Center in 
the North Fart of the County. 

A THf^IYING YOUNG 0ITY 



Situated on the Blue, Ten Miles from 

Marysville, and Composed of 

Enero^etic People. 



Is situated on the Blue ten miles north 
of Marysville, and since the day I. H. Chap- 
man in 1880 gave to Kansas this addition to 
her towns and cities, Oketo has been growing 
steadily and keeping step in the progressive 
march with the older and larger towns of 
Marshall county. As a trading point, per- 
haps, Oketo is not excelled in the county and 
its merchants in the lines representing the 
different commercial industries, are men of 
undoubted ability, commercial honor and 
personal worth. 

Bartlett & Hedge — dry goods, clothing 
etc. Among those firms that are revealing a 
marked degree of enterprise and progress is 
that of Bartlett & Hedge who occupy a large 
store on one of the principal corners of the 
town which is filled with an endless assort- 
ment of dry goods, clothing, groceries, boots 
and shoes, notions and the hundred and 
one articles kept in general stores. They do 
an immense business and give enployment to 
several salesmen. Their stock is large and 
is elegantly arranged, reflecting great credit 
upon the good taste and judgment of the 
proprietors. 

Woodman & Son — general merchan- 
dise. Among the merchants in this enter- 
prising little ciiy perhaps none are better or 
more favorably known than the firm named 
above. They seem to possess an intuitive 
knowledge of the mercantile business and 
above all recognize the importance of giving 
value received for every dollar paid. The 
equity of their dealings and the value they 
always give in return for the money expend- 



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ed in their store is known in every house- 
hold far and near and customers crowd their 
store from all parts of the northern half of 
Marshall county. Their sales room is large 
and well appointed and the stock is complete 
and includes every possible grade of staple 
and fancy dry goods, groceries, clothing 
queensware, boots and shoes and commer- 
cial sundries. The secret of success of 
Messrs. Woodman & Son is the fact that the 
goods offered for sale are first-class, are sold 
at fair prices and that customers are treated 
with pleasing courtesy and every possible 
effort made to please patrons. 

J. W. Kelley — furniture, etc. In re- 
viewing the resources and industries of 
Oketo we note with pride and sketch with 
pleasure the business facilities and resources 
of the very prominent store of J- W. Kelley. 
Here can be found a first-class assortment of 
parlor, hall, bedroom and kitchen furniture 
and household goods of every description. 
Mr. Kelley also deals extensively in wall 
paper, iron and wood pumps, windmills, etc., 
and keeps in stock a lull supply of under- 
takers requisits. Mr. Kelley is an agreeable 
gentlemen with which to do business and 
both as a merchant and citizen he is honored 
and esteemed by all who know him and well 
deserves the great success he has achived. 

John L. M. Brown & Co. — druggists. 
In Oketo can be found one of the most en- 
terprising drug house of the county, and that 
is the above named firm. They carry a fine 
line of everything to be found in a first-class 
drug store, and their drugs, medicines and 
chemicals are of the purest. Their stock 
embraces a choice line of toilet articles, such 
as perfumes, soaps, pomades, etc., and as phar- 
macists they compound prescriptions in a 
scientific manner and of the best ingredients, 
and with care and reliability, becoming to an 
invaluable reputation which is attained only 
by thoroughly honorable and upright busi- 
ness transaction. A choice line of cigars 
and tobaccos can also be found at this popu- 
lar store. 

R. B. Moore — grocer, occupies a well 
lighted store room, filled with a large and 
choice line of fresh groceries. Mr. Moore 
has been a resident of Oketo for a number 



of years and is one of the well known busi- 
ness men of the town, Mr. Moore hails from 
Pennsylvania, and is now filling the honor- 
able position of commissioner of Marshall 
county. He is also postmaster. 

Allen & Farrant — groceries, etc. These 
gentlemen are proprietors of an excellent 
grocery store and have in stock a carefully 
selected line of staple and fancy groceries 
and provisions, which they offer to their pat- 
rons at fair prices. 

Brooks & Son. These gentlemen operate 
the only meat market in Oketo, but their 
large, cool and clean store fully demonstrates 
that they thorouhly understand how to con- 
duct their busines. In their market can be 
found at all times a full supply of choice 
beef, mutton, pork and smoked hams. They 
are provided with ample refrigerator accom- 
modations. 

Hedge & Eychaner — lumber. There is 
no class of industry that is more intimately 
connected with the growth and building up 
of a town than that of the lumber dealer. 
Prominent in this industry is the firm of 
Hedge & Eychaner who carry a full stock 
of lumber of all kinds, including sash, doors 
blinds, glass and paints. Their yard is 
favorably located and those who have busi- 
ness dealings with them find them to be gen- 
tlemen of sterling integrity who cater to 
their trade by giving them the most for the 
least money. 

B. H. Bach — harness and saddles. No 
writeup of Oketo would be complete without 
suitable reference to the harness and saddle, 
trade. In this line of i-i-portant industry a 
prominent and representative industry is 
that of B. H. Bach. His business rooms are 
new and were erected by him with a view to 
meet the wants of this branch of industry, 
and are therefore suitably arranged to sue- ' 
cessfully conduct the harness and saddle / 
manufacturing business. Mr. Bach keeps in 
his store a fine and superior made line of 
harness, nets, whips, saddles and horse 
clothing. The enterprise, integrity and 
strict code of principles by which Mr. Bach 
conducts his business entitles him to the 
large and lucrative trade he enjoys. 



Henry Thomas — blacksmith and wagon- 
maker. This gentleman occupies a roomy 
building and employs an assistant in carry- 
ing on his business. He is supplied with all 
the appliances known to the trade, and 
makes a specialty of both iron and wood 
repairs. Wagon wheels are filled and tires 
set, horse-shoeing and general job work done 
to order, satisfaction guaranteed. Mr. T. is 
a skilled smith of the old school, no work 
being allowed to leave the shop unless it be 
perfect. He has a large business and so 
caters to its demands thus making it perma- 
nent; he is an honest, enterprising gentleman 
and deserves extended patronage. 

I. H. Chapman — hardware. The above 
named gentleman conducts a first-class hard- 
ware establishment which receives the pat- 
ronage of the great number who seek Oketo 
as a trading point. His stock of shelf and 
heavy hardware, stoves, tinware and house- 
keej)ing goods is complete. 

Anderson & Co. — millers. The Oketo 
Roller Mills, owned and operated by the 
above named firm, is one of the large milling 
industries of Marshall county, and the differ- 
ent brands of flour manufactured by them, 
find not only a ready sale at home, but is 
asked for in many of the cities of the east. 
The capacity of these mills is two hundred 
barrels per day. 

Gearhart Steinbach — shoemaker. This 
gentleman is an accession to the business 
interests of this town, and we predict for Mr, 
Steinbach the proper appreciation by the 
community of which he has recently became 
a member, in his efforts to please them with 
first-class work at reasonable prices. 

The Oketo Bank. One of the sglid 
financial institutions of Marshall county, is 
the above named bank. Z. H. Moore, who 
is also a member of the quarry firm of Ester- 
brook & Moore, is the proprietor. It has a 
good line of depositors who have perfect 
confidence in Mr. Moore's financial ability 
and manner of conducting its affairs. 

An interest which is of great value to 
Oketo, are the various stone quarries which 
are located near the town. The quality of 
the stone is not surpassed anywhere in Kan- 
sas and finds a ready market in Omaha, 



Lincoln, Beatrice, Grand Island and the 
large towns of Kansas and Nebraska. Ester- 
brook & Moore, Washington Mendell and 
Wilson & Kuhlman are the leading firms 
engaged in this industry, and collectively 
employ a large number of men. 

E. E. Brooks — barber. One of the 
necessary .adjuncts that helps to give a town 
prominence is the possession of good barber 
shops. The barber of to-day must be a real 
artist in order to command patronage, and 
Oketo is fortunate indeed, in having one so 
capable as Mr. Brooks. His shop is clean 
and well kept, and his patronage large; just 
as it should be. 

Stowell & Benson — livery. These gen- 
tlemen conduct a first-class livery barn, and 
everything connected with it is first-class. 
Their horses are stylish and fast, and their 
carriages and buggies always in good condi- 
tion. They buy grain and all kinds of live 
stock. 

Dunnick & Dunnick — farm implements. 
These gentlemen are extensive dealers in 
their line and secure a good share of the 
business in this branch of commercial in- 
dustry. 

The professions are represented by J. B. 
Leake and J. W. Chambers, medicine, and 
Capt. Brown and C. E. Williamson, the law. 




2.2. 



IRVING. 

One of the Oldest Towns in Marshall 
County. 



SOME HISTO!^I0AL BYENTS. 



Populated by Eenero^etic People, and 
Surrounded by Fine and Pro- 
ductive Farms. 



The toivn of Irving is located on the 
Une of the Central Branch railroad, ninety 
miles west from Atchison. Situated in the 
wide spread valley of that winding stream 
with its pure, clear waters and timber covered 
banks, the Blue, it has a pleasant location. 
Irving has and always will have a good trade 
arising from the fact of its being located in 
one of the best settled and best cultivated 
portions of jVLarshall county. Irving received 
its name from Washington Irving, "whose 
sweet literary productions will ever live to 
give lustre to the memory of that beloved 
American author." During its infancy, 
Irving seemed linked to a destiny fated to its 
advancement. Alluding to the drought of 
i860, we should mention that the climax of 
the years' discouragements occurred in July, 
in the shape of a severe wind and thunder 
storm. Most of the buildings in Irving at 
that time were new and unfinished, and 
offered but little resistance to the wind. 
Some of the colonists becoming discouraged, 
went back to Iowa, others located in differ- 
ent parts of Kansas, but the majority re- 
mained, and soon others came in and Irving 
was again in the ascendancy. Irving was in- 
corporated as a city of the third-class in 
1871, and George C. Crawther was elected 
as the first mayor. A postofifice was estab- 
lished in i860, with M. D. Abbott as post- 
master. 

To Irving belongs the distinction of hav- 
ing built the first church in Marshall county. 
The church was built mainly through the 
efforts of friends of the colony in New York. 



The first religious services were held in this 
building by Rev. Charles Parker. Wetmore 
Institute was established in 186 1, by eastern 
friends of the colony, prominent among whom 
was Hon. A. R. Wetmore, in honor of whom 
the institute received its name. The budd- 
ing was erected on a slope overlooking the 
town from the west, was a three-story struc- 
ture 44x50 feet and built of lime stone. The 
first teachers were the Misses Blakely, who 
were succeeded by the Rev. J. L. Chapman, 
who taught three years. In 1879, ^ portion 
of the building was blown down, and in 1880 
was totally destroyed by fire. 

The First Presbyterian church was or- 
ganized October 26, 1882, by the Rev. Chas. 
Parker, and the following named persons as 
original members: A. Goer, C. A. Freeland 
and wife, C. E. Gaylord and wife, Mrs. A. 
Parker, Mrs. J. L. Freeland, Mrs. W. W. 
Jerome. In 1869, a stone edifice 42x52 leet 
was erected at a cost of $5,000. In 1879, the 
church was destroyed by a cyclone; but not 
being discouraged, a new edifice 42x52 feet 
was commenced during the same year, and 
completed in the summer of iSSi, at a cost 
of $3,500. 

The Methodist Episcopal church was 
organized in 1867, by Rev. Mr. Devaul. In 
the summer of the same year, efforts were 
made toward the erection of a church edifice, 
but after a little progress was made, the work 
work stopped. In 1871, a stone building was 
purchased and meetings were held in it until 
1879, since which time services have been 
held in the Presbyterian church. 

The Episcopal church was organized in 
1867-8, by the Rev. Charles Holmes. Meet- 
ings were held for a number of years in the 
school house, when the organization dis- 
banded. In April, 1874, the church was re- 
organized by Bishop Vail; Rev. C. Holmes, 
pastor. In the fall of 1879, a small frame 
edifice was built at a cost of $r,2oo. 

Irving Lodge, No. 34, A. O. U. W., was 
organized under a charter March 18, 1888. 

Blue Valley Lodge, A. F. and A. M., 
was organized under a charter granted Octo- 
ber 7, 1872. 

E. M. Petersen — general merchandise.- 
The stock carried by the above named gen- 



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tleman is large, first-class and very com[)lete 
in the different departments of dry goods 
clothing, notions, etc. Mr. Petersen is still 
a young man, having been born in Norway 
in 1848. He came to America in 1866 and 
locateil in Wisconsin, and in 1872 he came 
to Marshall county, Kansas. Commencing 
business with limited capital, he has by care- 
ful and prudent management, equitable and 
conscientious dealing, built up a large and 
constantly increasing business, which is 
another evidence that push and energy, 
coupled with honesty and gentlemanly con- 
duct, will make a success of any bnsiness 
venture. 

J. W. Prebble, is the proprietor of a 
large general store, which is filled froiai en- 
trance to rear with a large and desirable 
stock of dry goods, clothing, notions and 
groceries. Mr. Prebble gives his undivided 
attention to his large business, and by hon- 
orable and fair dealing, courteous treatment 
of, and gentlemanly conduct towards cus- 
tomers, has secured an immense trade, and 
an enviable standing in the commercial 
world. 

M. E. Moore is another proprietor of a 
department store and commands a good 
share of the business that comes to Irving. 
His arrangement of the dry goods, grocery, 
clothing and other stock in which he deals 
is admirable. Mr. Moore always pays the 
highest market price for country produce 
and is content with a fair margin of profit on 
the different articles he handles. He is an 
agreeable and pleasant gentlemen to do 
business with, and well merits the large trade 
he has drawn about him. 

S. J. Scott, is a manufacturer of and 
dealer in double and single harness, saddles, 
robes, blankets, whips, nets and horse cloth- 
ing of all kinds. His sales room is well ap- 
pointed and filled full of excellent work 
made by the hands of his employees. When 
in want of anything in the above line call 
upon Mr. Scott. 

Piper & Webber conduct a first-class 
livery barn and have for hire rigs of all 
kinds at reasonable rates. Their buggies 
are new and strong, and their horses fleet 
and safe. 



G. A. Giles — hardware. In a review of 
Irving's industrial interests, it would indeed 
be very incomplete without prominent men- 
tion of the hardware business conducted by 
Mr. G. A. Giles. His stock is comprehen- 
sive, embracing heavy and shelf hardware, 
pocket and table cutlery, stoves ranges, tin 
and sheetiron ware and household utensils 
in general. Mr. Giles is well and favorably 
known in social and commercial circles. He 
is also the resident agent of the McCormick 
binder. 

E. R. Moore operates a neat and 
clean lunch counter and dining rooms, 
and serves meals quickly and cheaply, in 
which figure all the substantial and luxuries 
that can be had in market. 

William Frowe — meat market. There 
are but few lines of busmess that appeal to 
so many people for sv-ipport, and at the same 
time such a necessity in the community as a 
first-class meat market such as Mr. Frowe's 
place is. His meat market is always sup- 
plied with good and wholesome beef, pork, 
veal and smoked meats. He has ample re- 
frigerator accommodations and everything 
about the place is in first-class order. 

W. H. Armstrong — lumber. Represent- 
ing the lumber interest of Irving is Mr. W. 
H. Armstrong. Perhaps there is no other 
thing so necessary to the improvement of a 
town, the farm or country home as lumber. 
In Mr. Armstrong's yard there can always be 
found a full line of building and all other 
kinds of lumber, sash, doors, blinds, shin- 
gles and lath. Mr. Armstrong is one of the 
pioneer residents of Marshall county, is a 
gentleman of good business capacity, and is 
respected and honored by all who know him. 
Marshall County Bank, is one of the 
solid financial institutions of Marsahll 
county. Mr. L. J. Dunn is the president 
J. O. Phillips, cashier. They buy and sell 
exchange and transact a general banking 
business. They have correspondents in all 
the large cities. 

R. A. HoUenberg — hardware. West of 
the Central Branch depot is the large hard- 
ware store of R. A. HoUenberg who carries 
a full line of tinware, stoves, stoneware, 
pumps, paints, oils, trunks, traveling bags, 



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wagon material, sewing machines, field seeds, 
salt, coal, Glidden barbed wire and Mitchell 
wagons. 

E. W. Reynolds conducts a general re- 
pair, wagon and horseshoeing shop and gen- 
eral blacksmithing shop. Mr. Reynolds is a 
competent and painstaking mechanic and 
merits the large custom that is coming to 
him. 

Phillip Gaylard is the proprietor of a 
first-class flour and feed store, where at all 
times you can supply you wants in his line. 

L. L. Smith. In our resume of Irving's 
business we must not fail to mention or 
speak of the excellent, fancy grocery and 
confection house operated by our friend, Mr. 
L. L. Smith. He also handles a fine line of 
cigars and smokers' articles. 

Miss Florence McMillen is the accom- 
plished and efficient postmistress of Irving, 
and in the discharge of the duties of the 
office she acquits herself in a manner highly 
pleasing to the patrons of the office. 

Irving house. J. C. Ward is the proprie- 
tor of the above named house, and under 
his management it has achieved an enviable 
reputation. 

T. A. Hickman, is a knight of the strip- 
ed pole, and those who subject themselves 
to his manipulation can feel assured of a 
good and easy shave. 



BEATTIE. 



Located East of Marysville on the Grand 
Island Railroad, 



AN INDUSTf^IOUSGOMMUEITY. 

A Pleasant and Healthful Little Hamlet. 

--Descriptive and Historical 

Sketches.-- A Live Town. 



Beattie is located on the west branch of 
the Vermillion river, and one hundred miles 
west of the Missouri river, on the line of the 
St. Joseph and Grand Island railway. Lo- 
cated, as it is, in the heart of the best and 
most fertile body of land in Northern Kansas, 
it has advantages for the building up of a 
city. 

The town was laid out in June, 1876, by 
the Northern Kansas Land and Town com- 
pany, of St. Joseph, Missouri, on land owned 
by James Fitzgerald and J. T. Watkins. The 
original town-site, consisting of 160 acres, 
was well chosen, and named Beattie in honor 
of Hon. A. Beattie, mayor of St. Joe. H. M. 
Newton, James McElroy, R. Shields and J. 
J. Sheldon, were among the first to settle in 
the place. 

The postoffice was established in 187 1, 
with J. J. Sheldon, as postmaster. He was 
succeeded by A. J. Patterson, A. J. Brunswig, 
H. C. Smith, and the present incumbent, F. 
W. Hutchinson. 

The Catholic church at Beattie was first 
organized at Guittard Station, in 1866, by 
Rev. Father Fitzgerald, with eight families. 
A church edifice 33x73 feet, was built in 1881, 
at Beattie, at a cost of ^3,000. 

An organization of the Methodist Epis- 
copal church was consumated as follows: T. 
C. Byrum, Mrs. Byrum, Mary Sheldon, Lizzie 
Sweet, Phoebe Byrum, Julia Brown and Mrs. 
A. J. Coe. A frame edifice 24x45 feet, was 
erected in 1881, at a cost of $1,400. 

The Baptist church was organized in 
1874, by Rev. J. C. Newton, with six mem- 
bers. 



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School ilisliict iMo. 29, was (irnanizcd in 
(I'S. A log school house was built at a cost 
S500, (luriiii; the same )car. C'iiarlos 
ilchard taught the first term ol school in 
at buildiiiy. In iSji, a new school house, 
X4.S feet was built in I'eattie, at a cost of 
,000. 

Chase Post, No. 101, (".. A. R., was or- 
uiized under charter July 27, 1882, with 
xteen members. 'I'hc following officers 
ere elected: Dr. j. j. Sheldon, P. C; J. 
,)hnson, S. ^^ C\; H. H. Helvern, J. V. C; 
/iiliam Schiller, O. M.; H. C. Smith, sur- 
3on; John Crabb, chaplain; J. V. Schleigh, 
'. D.; W. C. Thompson, O. G.; S. Willis, 
:Ijutant; N. V. Culover, Q. M. S.; M. A. 
ucker, S. M. Regular meetings are held 
n the first and third Saturday evenings of 
ach week. 

Brunswig & Co. — general store. The 
reat business transacted by the above firm, 
at once noticable to the stranger on visit- 
,g B.iattie for the first time; but if he be of 
1 in(|uiring mind, and look for the causes 
'ill soon discover it, in their immense stock 
f dry goods, groceries, clothing, hats and 
ips, boots, shoes, etc., which are marked in 
iptivating figures. These gentlemen also 
perate a large steam elevator at Beattie, that 
as a great storage capacity, and which does 
1; much business as any other one in Kansas, 
lat is located on the St. Joseph and Grand 
;land railway. They are active, wide-awake 
sntlemen, who keep abreast of the times, 
hey are liberal advertisers and attract a 
ade from far and near. 

George F. Blake — general store. The 
rge business in dry goods, groceries, cloth- 
ig, notions and shoes, conducted by the 
30ve gentleman, is one of the leading com- 
lercial interests in Beattie. The observer 
annot help notice the neat and tasty manner 
I which his stock is kept, its great variety 
id desirable quality. We found Mr. Blake 
pleasant gentleman to talk business with, 
id it is with great pleasure that we accept 
le oppoitunity, now presented, of speaking 
r his business, regretting, however, that our 
mitcd space forbids a more extencied notice. 
H. C. Smith — general store. Prominent 
nong the many large concerns in Beattie, is 



the large general store of 11. ('.Smith. It 
occupies an eligible location and is filled 
with a very comprehensive stock of general 
mercandise. Ills dry goods and notion 
de|)artment is very extensive, and all the 
goods therein are handsomely displayed. In 
clothing, boots, shoes, etc., the same order, 
(piality and quantity is manifested. In gro- 
ceries, he keeps in large supply, full lines of 
stajjle and fancy groceries, canned and bot- 
tled goods, dried and preserved fruits. Mr. 
Smith always pays the top price for country 
produce, and receives, as he should, a large 
share of the business that comes to Beattie, 
in his line. 

O'Neil Bros. — department store. These 
gentlemen have largely identified themselves 
with the growing business interests of Beat- 
tie. Their sales-room is large and conven- 
ient, and their stock is full and complete in 
the different departments. Large additions 
have been recently made in their furniture 
department, where now, everything stylish 
and first-class in furniture may be had. In 
the harness and general hardware part cjf 
their business, the same magnitude preyails. 
They are also agents for the celebrated 
Buckeye binder and mower, and sell punq^s, 
wind -mills, tanks and pipe. The Messrs. 
O'Neil also conduct a siinilar establishment 
in Summerfield, where they operate an eleva- 
tor as well as here. 

L. E. Helvern Hardware Co. The gen- 
tlemen composing the above firm, are alert 
and vigilent in looking after its interests, and 
are always in the lead in the march ot pro- 
gress. They have a mammoth stock of gen- 
eral hardware, stoves, tinware, queensware, 
undertakers goods, furniture, implements, 
wagons, carriages, carts, pumps, harness, etc. 
They are well known in commercial circles, 
and are honorable and fair dealing men in 
all the affairs of life. 

W. B. & M. Hawk — druggists. To win 
success in the drug business, one must pos- 
sess not only business ability, but also a large 
amount of specific personal knowledge in re- 
gard to the articles handled. Gentlemen 
possessing to a marked degree, the above 
requisites,.are the Messrs. W'. B. & M. Hawk. 
They embarked in this busiia.ess a number of 



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years ago, and by the utilization of their nat- 
urally fine business qualities, have succeeded 
in building up a large patronage. They carry 
a large stock, consisting of pure drugs and 
medicines, toilet articles, perfumes, patent 
medicines druggists' sundries, school and 
miscellaneous books. The Messrs. Hawk are 
gentlemen that command, by their ability and 
worth, the respect and esteem of the entire 
community. 

Beattie Drug Company. Among the 
many business interests in Beattie that should 
receive promintnt mention, is that of the 
above company. Its location is very desir- 
able, and the store room is elegantly appoint- 
ed. It is well stocked with a large, valuable 
assortment of pure, fresh drugs and medi- 
cines, extracts, tinctures, toilet requisites, 
pharmaceutical preparations, and all the 
most desirable and reliable proprietary medi- 
cines. Its proprietors have a full knowledge 
oi drugs and their properties and values, and 
make a specialty of compounding physician 
and family receipts, giving to this department 
that intelligent supervision it deserves. 

F. W. Hutchinson — grocer. At a casual 
glance, or passing thought, it seems remark- 
able how rapidly some firms or individuals 
acquire a large and lucrative trade; but when 
che matter is investigated, it is easily ex- 
plained, as nothing is so successful in a busi- 
ness, as energy and enterprise, coupled with 
industry and honorable dealing, and in this 
connection it is our pleasure to make men- 
tion of the business of Mr. Hutchinson, whose 
business premises are commodious and well 
arranged, being located to control a large 
trade. The stock carried embraces staple 
and fancy groceries, including sugar, coffee, 
teas, canned goods, spices, pickles, condi- 
ments of all kinds; also a select line of fine 
brands of all kinds of cigars. Mr. Hutchin- 
son well deserves the patronage that has been 
accorded him, for throughout his business he 
adheres strictly to the rules of honesty and 
integrity and supplying his customers with 
the freshest and purest goods obtainable and 
at reasonable prices. 

E. Vannosdoll is the proprietor of an- 
other first-class grocery store, which is a per- 
fect model of cleanliness and neatness, and 



whose stock is selected to meet the wants of 
discerning buyers. All the staple and fancy 
goods known to the trade are to be found on 
his shelves and in store. Mr. Vannosdoll is 
the recipient of a large and constantly grow- 
ing patronage, which he is very deserving of, 
for his painstaking manner and agreeable 
way of treating his customers. 

The Bank of Beattie does a regular and 
perfectly legitimate banking business, and 
has a good line of depositors who have per- 
fect faith in the integrity of its management. 
It transacts a general banking and collection 
business, and has correspondents in all the 
large eastern cities. It is agent for the Cun- 
ard line of trans-x^tlantic steamers and issues 
drafts on all foreign countries. Joe Baer is 
the accomplished cashier. 

N. T. Waters — lumber. In the matter of 
this very important industry, Beattie is to be 
congratulated in having in her midst, such a 
complete lumber yard as that conducted by 
Mr. Waters. His stock of building material, 
including sash, doors, shingles, blinds, and 
all other kinds of lumber, is unsurpassed in 
the county. 

N. C. Watkins — jewelry. In Mr. Wat- 
kins' place the intending purchaser can always 
find an ample supply of watches, clocks, jew- 
elry, musical instruments, wedding and birth- 
day presents. Mr. Watkins is also agent for 
the White sewing machine, and keeps in 
store a full supply of machine supplies. Re- 
pairing promptly and neatly done. 

Edward Krug — meat market. Opposite 
the Burnett house is the handsome market 
of the above gentleman, where at all times 
can be found a good supply of home killed 
beef, the very best that can be had. He 
handles also dried and smoked meats. 

Gallagher Brothers also operate a good 
meat market and do a large business in dis- 
pensing good and wholesome beef, pork, veal, 
mutton and smoked meats. Their shop is 
always clean and their refrigerator accommo- 
dations first-class. 

Miss M. Mulligan — millinery. The ladies 
of Beattie and vicinity need not go away 
from Beattie when in want of anything in the 
millinery line, for Miss Milligan's stock of 
that kind of merchandise is very complete. 



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[he work turned out from this temple of 
shion is almost faultless, as can be attested 
y the large nuniaer who favor her with their 
atronage. 

W. H. Chrisman conducts a very attract- 
re restaurant, and furnishes regular and 
liort order meals in good style and at popu- 
ar prices. Give him a call. 

The Burnett house is the leading hotel 
ind enjoys a large business from local and 
iransient people. Geo. H. Heller is the pro- 
JDrietor, and looks carefully after the interest 
3f the gu ests. In connection with his son he 
operates a first-class livery barn, all their 
carriages, buggies, harness, robes and dusters 
being new. 

S. S. Sparks is the proprietor of another 
barn, and does a large business. His place 
is commodious, horses good, buggies new 
and charges reasonable. 

Beattie has one paper, the Star, which is 
ably edited by Daniel Maybie. 



HOME CITY. 



One of the Fusliini^ and Progressive 
Towns of the County. 



THE ©ENTER OF A ^IGH 

Ao-ricultural District, Peopled with In- 
tel! i^ent Farmers Who go There 
to Deal.-A Bright Future. 



Home City was founded in 1883, by G. 
W. Van Camp. It is a flourishing little town 
situated in MarshaU county, Kansas, on the 
St. Joseph and Grand Island railrod. It is 
105 miles west of St. Joseph, Missouri, and 
seven miles east of Marysville, the county 
seat. It is so located that farmers come 
from many miles in each direction to do 
their trading. Home City is one of the best 
trading points between St. Joseph and Grand 
Island, and is in the midst of a rich agricul- 
tural country which produces every year, 
millions of bushels of wheat, oats and corn,; 
and thousands of horses, cattle and hogs, all 
of which seek an eastern market. The finest 
horses in the west are raised in and around 
Home City. The country is a beautiful roll- 
ing prairie, the soil of which is a rich black 
loam from two to six feet deep. The country 
is well settled with sober, industrious and in- 
telligent farmers, many of whom are quite 
wealthy. The landscape is dotted every- 
where with beautiful farm houses and barns, 
surrounded with fine young orchards of fruit 
trees of all kinds, and, a great many 
other improvements which remind the ob- 
server of some of the best farming commu- 
nities of the east. 

Public schools are numerous, and a 
beautiful building for this purpose may be 
seen every few miles in every direction. 
Here school houses are models of size, neat- 
ness, cleanliness and comfort. Home City 
has an excellent school, one of the best in 
the connty. Its merchants are all doing well, 
and are engaged in buying and shipping live 
stock, grain, butter, eggs and all other farm 



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products, and in supplying the surrounding some one to engage in this lucrative business, 
country with farm machinery and general the only house devoted to the drug line in 
' merchandise. ' this thriving, pushing and energetic young 
J. B. Wuester— general merchandise. city. The stock consists of pure, fresh drugs, 
: The above gentleman is proprietor of one chemicals and tinctures, toilet articles, sta- 
1 of the best general mercantile stores in Mar- tionery, school supplies, blank books, and all 
shall country, and does a large trade with ^^-^^ standard proprietary medicines known to 
farmers and others, for miles in either direc- ^he trade. The arrangement of this model 
tion from Home City. The reason of his little store is not surpassed anywhere in Mar- 
extensive business, is easily accounted for. gi-,all county. The bottles on the shelyes 
' His stock of dry good, groceries, hardware, ^nd in the show windows are of elegant de- 
queensware and kindred branches, is large gign and seem to have been selected by a 
nand has been selected with great care and a critical eye. The show cases are of the latest 
ifull knowledge of his customer's wants. Mr. ^^d most beautiful pattern and are filled with 
rWnester is also manager of the large grain ^ first-class selection of the many articles 
f elevator located here, and owned by Gregg carried in stocks of this kind. As before 
< Brothers, of Kansas City. He is a live and ^to^tQ^ Messrs. Bennett & Charles, are not 
: energetic business man, and is deserving of druggists, and as this property came to them 
'the large trade which goes to him. In a real estate transaction, they will dispose 
I- J. Bevendge & Co.-general merchan- ^^ .^^^^^ business premises including dwel- 
ndise. One of the old (if we may use the j.^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ 
cword old) firms of Home City, is Bevendge ^^,j^^ .^^^.^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ .^ ^^.^ business. The 
ox: Co., who conduct a first-class general Q^^p^^^^^^ity of a life time here presents 
n^tore, very conveniently located for doing a .^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ physician who is looking 
Marge business. Their stock consists ot dry ^^^. ^ ^^^^^-^^ ^^ practice his profession in a 

to-Qods, groceries, gents' turnishing goods, V . . t j r % • 

,wwv,io, ^iwv,^ ^ , w, ^ J, & , growing town, m acommunity noted for Its in- 

igars and tobacco. They always pay the ,,. i i ^ '^ ..• 

^o.L a.n.i L ^ J .1 I J telligence, progress, schools, and productive- 

ghgh-est market prices for county produce c ■. c r\ r.^^ ,„i,^ ir. v^^f o 

° ^^ ' -^ ^ ness or its farms. Or one who is not a 

abld sell goods at a fair margin of profit. . . , . . . , , 

«= t, I a physician, desinnganopening where a large 

acqey are gentlemen who stand well in the ,. r •. i • ^ j 

^ -^ != amount ot capital is not necessary, need 

'dieaimunity for their sterling worth and com- , , r ,i r *uv v • f , ^.^^- i,^ 

, -^ _ . ^ look no further, for this is just what he 

plaerciaMntegrily. wants. Messrs. Bennett & Charles, of Gales- 



burg, Illinois, have a large amount of Kansas 



nei Reed Brothers — general merchandise. 

inciother firm engaged in the general mer- . ^ , 

J. , . ■ -n J r> .u 1 ^1 farms and other property, m Eastern, Central 

co-andise busines is Reed Brothers, and they ' ' : , 

, , . , 1 ,<T^ . -n 1 >> HM • and Southern Kansas for sale or trade. 

tio/le their place the "Trade Palace. iheir 

,. ., , , ^ J These gentlemen possess a large experience 
buisiness premises are eligibly located ^ ^ ■ • , r , 

, , . A- A in values and never resort to trickery or false 

arid their store room commodious and . -l 

,, c J 1 . 1 J -^u 1 A representations in their dealings. Mr. h. 

trell fitted up, and stocked with a large and '- . ° - 

, . 1 r J 1 • Vail is the gentleman m charge of this 

ar^raprehensive stock of dry goods, groceries, ° . . ~ ,, , 

, , . , , ^ property, and any communications addressed 

te^tions, clothing, queensware, hardware, etc. i t. j ' j 

, , . , ^ J 1 • to him will receive prompt attention, 

mhey are agreeable gentlemen to do business i r - 

. , J 1,1,-, • • • T. H. Edmundson — hardware. Oppo- 

brith and are held high estimation in com- 



site the Western hotel is the hardware estab- 
soercial circle. 
_ Bennett & Charles— druggists. These Hshment ot Mr. T. H. Edmundson, who car- 



a^entlemen have recently purchased the drug ries a well selected stock of general hard- 

Ij^ock and business'premisesof Dr. Teagar. ware and shelf goods. Stoves, tinware, 

tj-ithough not practical druggists, they have woodenware, barbed wire and agricultural 

at^aced a competent man in charge who is implements. Mr. Edmundson is also post- 

ving his attention to getting the stock in master of Home City, and conducts his 

Q^st-class condition, preparatory to dispo,^- business and Uncle Sam's in a first-class 

P g of it. Here is a rare opportunity for manner. 



Van Camp & McMorran — lumber. 
These gentlemen deserve prominent mention 
in this review of Home City's business inter- 
ests. Rut we regret that time will not per- 
mit us to give their business the extended 
notice we intended, and must content our- 
selves by briefly alluding to the fact that the 
stock of lumber, doors, sash, blinds, lath and 
shingles c arned by them in their yard is 
large and well selected. They are gentle- 
men who very materially help in Home 
City's prosperity. 

Mrs. J. M. Thomas has a neat and tasty 
millinery establishment and carries a nice 
stock of seasonable articles at prices within 
the reach of all. 

William Crane — livery. One of the 
best and most conveniently arranged livery 
barns in the county is that of Mr. Crane. It 
is n(iw and large and built expressly for this 
business. He has good horses and carriages 
which he lets at moderate rates. 

J. VV. Thomas — 'elevator. One of the 
largest elevators of the county, is that of J. 
W. Thomas. It is run by steam and during 
the handling of last year's great corn crop, it 
was taxed lo its fullest capacity. Mr. Thomas 
always pays the highest market price for 
grain, and hence his warehouse has gained 
an enviable reputation throughout the 
country tributary to Home City. He also 
handles agricultural implements. 

Gregg Brothers — elevator. The above 
gentlemen live in Kansas City, but their in- 
terests are looked after by Mr. J. B. Wuester 
who is so well and favorably known in this 
part of Marshall county. The storage and 
daily handling capacity of this elevator was 
severely taxed the past season in taking care 
of the vast amount of corn which came to 
Home City for a market. They are always 
abreast of the times and pay the top prices 
for all kinds of grain. 

Henry Batterson is a practical horse- 
shoer and blacksmith in all its various 
branches, and conducts one of the most suc- 
cessful repair shops in the county. 

F. S. Biberstein is also engaged in gen- 
eral blacksmithing, and does a large amount 
of repair work and horseshoeing for the 
farmers and others who come to Home City 
to trade. 



Western Hotel, J. Beveridge, proprietor, 
is a very comfortable and homelike place, 
where those having business in Home City 
can find rest and needed refreshment. 



MARIETTA. 



The town of Marietta, situated eight 
miles north of Marysville, on the Blue river, 
and Blue Valley Branch oi the Union Pa- 
cific railway system, is yet in its infancy, be- 
ing but a little over one year old, but it 11; a 
vigorous and very healthy infant town, and 
already shows signs of prococity beyond its 
tender years, and from present indications 
will make itself known before attaining its 
majority. Messrs. Angus McLeod, T. J. 
Mann and J. Lawson were the original j)ro- 
prietors of Marietta which they platted about 
one year ago. The Railroad company has 
since then erected a handsome station house, 
the most convenient of the smaller stations 
along the line, McLeod Brothers are own- 
ers of the largest elavator in Marshall 
county, at this point, which has a storage 
capacity of fifty thousand bushels, with a 
daily handling capacity of eight thousand 
bushels. The Messrs. McLeod are gentle- 
men who always pay the highest market 
price for everything they handle which ac- 
counts for the immense business done at 
at their model elevator. 

T. J. Mann was born in Delaware county, 
Ohio, the state which has furnished so many 
of the progressive citizens of Kansas, and 
has resided in Marshall county since 1863. 

Jacob Lawson is one of the solid farm- 
ers of Oketo township, and is a public spir- 
ited citizens in the fullest sense of the word. 

Recently the government has established 
a postoffice in Marietta, with Charles Mann 
as postmaster, who also fills the several posi- 
tions of station and telegraph agent to the 
entire satisfaction of the companies wni^'-- 
employ him, and the community in general. 

There is scarcely a doubt that in the 
near future a railroad will be built from Sum- 
merfield to Odell, crossing the Blue river at 
Marietta, where nature seemingly in antici- 
pation of such an event, has prepared the 
banks on either side of the riyer with a view, 
that, when man in the future, was compelled 
to span the stream with an iron superstruct- 
ure no great outlay would be necessary for 
foundation, approaches or abutme'its. No 
effort has ever been made to boom Maretta, 
the proprietors believing that such a course 
would prove disastrous in the end. Here is, 
however, one of the best openings in North- 
eastern Kansas for some one to open up a 



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good general store, comprising a stock 
sufficiently comprehensive to meet the re- 
quirements of the great number who go there 
to sell their grain. Here also, is an open 
field for a gqod blacksmith and repair shop; 
the business that it would attract, would in- 
sure a good living and in time a competency. 
To the investor or the man of small means 
seeking for a home which in time will have 
materially enhanced in value, Marietta offers 
opportunities that should receive their care- 
ful attention. Surrounding Marietta are 
some of the, handsomest and best farms in 
Marshall county, which are watered by the 
serpentine Blue in its peaceful flow towards 
the sea. 



SCHROYER. 



Schroyer is a new town about eight miles 
south of Marysville on the Big Blue and Blue 
Valley branch of the Union Pacific railway, 
and is quite a trading point. Hammett 
Bros, are actively engaged in buying grain 
and live stock. 



HULL. 



Hull is situated on the Big Blue river 
and the Blue Valley railroad, about six miles 
north of Marysville, and is a considerable 
trading point. A Mr. Travelute conducts a 
good general store. 

BIGELOW. 



Bigelovv is located on the C. B. M. P. 
railway, six miles east of Irving and three 
miles west of Barrett. The immediate cause 
of making Bigelow a point on the railroad 
was due to the fine quarries of lime stone 
opened in the vicinity. 



VERMILLION. 



Vermillion is a pleasant little town of 
several hundred inhabitants and is located 
on the south fork of the Black Vermillion, 
seventy miles west of Atchison on the Cen- 
tral Branch railroad. The first building 
erected on the town-site was put up by VV. 
H. Dickinson, in the spring of 1870, and was 
used as a store. The Methodists and Pres- 
byterians have good church edifices, which 
are well attended. The schools here as well 
as elsewhere in Kansas, are first-class. There 
are a number of good stores in the different 
branches of business. A large elevator is 
also located here. 



A HANDSOME HOME. 



A Perfect Bijou in the Midst of Sylvian 
Grandeur. 



Nowhere in this part of Kansas can 
there be found a more beautiful or desirable 
home than that of Charles F. Koester, of 
Marysville. Whilst in the construction of 
the residence there was no attempt at osten- 
tatious display, it is complete in every par- 
ticular and the beholder at once votes it the 
ideal home. Of the beautiful grounds sur- 
rounding it, however, we confess to an utter 
lack of ability to properly describe it, for it 
seems that the genius of a dozen landscape 
gardners must have been taxed to the utmost 
to produce such lovely effects. Sinuous 
walks lead us through this modern Eden, 
from one attraction to another in delightful 
expectancy. One moment you are in a wild- 
wood retreat where you instinctively look for 
the crouching tiger, but at the next turn a 
vista is opened up to your delighted vision- 
of geometrically formed lawns, edged with 
brilliant flowers which emit a grateful odor so 
pleasing to one's olfactories. The trees and 
shrubbery are everywhere, and so is the sun- 
light — a very rare combination indeed! 
Fountains and statuary greet the eye at every 
turn, and art and nature seem struggling for 
the mastery. Surely no rarer combination 
of subdued and cultivated nature and the 
advanced ideas of art can be found, than is 
displayed in this exquisite garden. To properly 
describe this master piece of landscape 
adornment which so clearly shows the intel- 
ligent conception of its owner, of the beauties 
the trained forces of nature can produce, one 
should have the descriptive ability of Wash- 
ington Irving or Rider Haggard. Surround- 
ing this incomparable garden Mr. Kcester has 
built a very substantial brick wall in panels and 
relief which called for a great deal of archi- 
tectural knowledge. The entrance from the 
Broadway side is guarded by two lions, one 
on either side, couchant, which presents a 
very agreeable ensemble. Truly it has been 
said that Mr. Kcester's home "is the cynosure 
of every eye." 



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BARRETT. 



John C. Fremont crossed the Big Ver- 
million, June 20, 1842, on his way to the 
mountains at a point where Barrett is now 
located and made the following mention in 
his note book: "We crossed at 10 a. m., the 
Big Vermillion, which has a rich bottom of 
about one mile in breadth, one-third of which 
is occupied by timber." 

The first settlers after the Frenchmen 
and their Sioux families, was G. H. Hollen- 
berg, afterwards founder of Hollenberg, 
Washington county. As there was at this 
time considerable California travel that way, 
he opened a small store and stocked it with 
provisions and articles such as the immigra- 
tion demanded. 

John D. Wells, D. M. Leavitt and Joseph 
Langdon, were the next to settle on the Ver- 
million, in 1855. In the spring of 1855, a 
colony from Cadiz, Ohio, came with the in- 
tention of settling on the Vermillion in a 
body, selecting a tract five miles square. A. 
G. Barrett, D. C. Auld, John Roland, J. G. 
Radcliffe, W. S. Blackburn and a Mr. Poe, 
all members of the colony, settled on this 
tract in 1855. Barrett was laid off as a town- 
site in 1868-9, by A. G. Barrett, who deeded 
one-half of the site to the C. B. U. P. railway, 
who agreed to build a depot and sidetrack. 
A postoffice was established in 1857, with E. 
Pugh as postmaster. A saw mill was built 
by Joseph Langdon in 1856, and was operated 
for several years. In the summer of 1855, A. 
G. Barrett brought from Ohio, the first grist 
mill erected in the county. 



-^INDEXj 



ILLUSTRATIONS. ^^^^ 

PA.GE. 

Residence of Hon. Perry Hutchinson 4 

Court House 7 

Residence of L. W. Libby 11 

Hutchinson Mills 15 

Catholic Church 17 

Map of Marysville , 18 

German Evangelical Church 19 

Central School Building (old) 23 

Presbyterian Church 27 

Methodist Episcopal Church 31 

Koester Block 35 

Exchange Bank Building. 41 

Residence of Hon. Frank Schmidt 44 

Residence of Hon. Chas. F. Koester 91 

CITIES AND TOWNS. 

Marysville 22 

Frankfort 45 

Summerfield 52 

Blue Rapids 57 

Waterville 67 

Axtell : 73 

Oketo • 79 

Beattie 84 

Home City 87 

Marietta 89 

Schroyer, Hull, Bigelow, Vermillion 90 

Barrett, Herkimer 92 



HERKIMER. 



The little village of Herkimer is pleas- 
antly located on a bend of Reamer Creek^ 
six miles northwest of Marysville on the St. 
Joe and Grand Island railway. The first set- 
tlement of what is now known as Herkimer, 
was made by Frederick Brothers and H. 
Lenker, who settled on Horse Shoe creek in 
185S. In 1878, a town-site was laid out 
on a tract of land owned by O. Keller, 
who was its founder. The first business 
house built in this place v^as erected by W, 
Ulch, who- remained about two years. There 
is located here a large steam elevator, and a 
number of stores, a hotel and blacksmith 
shop. 



ERRA'fA. 

On page (8) we say -'The northwesteril 
portion of the county was setteled in 1857 
by George Guittard and 30ns." It should 
read: The northeastern portion of the county 
was settled in 1857 by George Guittard and 
sons,f 



A. E. PARK, 

ATTORN EY- AT-LA W, 

MARYSVILLE, : : : KANSAS. 

Will practice in the Distiict and Supreme Courts of the State of Kansas, and in the Federal Courts of the United 
States. Collections made promptly. Office two doors east of the Pacihc House. 



SMITH & PARK, 

^EAL ESTATE, L0AI2 AI2D INSURANSE AGENTS. 

Have on hand 200,000 acres of real estate for sale or trade for stock or merchandise. City or farm 
nronertvVor rent. Represent the best Loan and Insurance Companies, Fire, Life and Accident. Busmess solicited 
from persons having farms for sale or exchange. Office two doors east of Pacific House on Broadway, Marysville. 



GOETIIffiCTAL * ffiSURANSE * GOMPANY 

-^^lOF NEW YORK.^ 

Insures against loss by Fire, Lightning, Tornado and Wind Storms. 

Has a Cash Capital of over One Million of Dollars. Cash assets of over Five Millions of Dollars. A reserve 
for the security of insurance in force amounting to over Two Million and a half dollars, and a net surplus, above the 
capital and all liabilities of over Twelve Hundred Thousand Dollars. It has paid losses to date amounting to the 
large sum of over Twenty-three Millions of dollars. It conducts its business under the provisions of the Safety Fund 
Law of the State of New York, and has in the two safety funds over One Million of Dollars. 

If you desire insurance on property of any kind send a postal card or call on JNO. A. SMITH, Marysville, 
agent for Marshall county, Kansas. 



JOHN JOERG, 



PROPRIETOR OF THE 



Nonpareil # Grocery # House. 

STO@K, LAf^GE, FRESH % SOMPpHENSIVE, 

We Lead Our Competitors in Staple and Fancy Groceries, Dried and Smoked Meats. 



HIGHEST PRISE ALWAYS PAID ¥0^ SOUNT^Y PI^ODUGE, 



Store, Corner 6th and Broadway, Marysville, Kansas. 



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